iyawat : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
iyawat - yawat - i-~
i.ya.wat. - 3 syllables

i- = iyawat
iyawat

iyawat [i.yá.wat.] :	be of some use (v.); economize (v.)
yawat [yá.wat.] :	thrift (n.); economize (v.); scrimp (v.)

Derivatives of yawat

Glosses:

economize
v. (possession)	1. conserve, economise, economize, husband	use cautiously and frugally.; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
	~ save, preserve	to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
	~ retrench	tighten one's belt; use resources carefully.
v. (possession)	2. economise, economize, save	spend sparingly, avoid the waste of.; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
	~ expend, spend, drop	pay out.; "spend money"
	~ tighten one's belt	live frugally and use less resources.; "In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts"
economize
scrimp
v. (possession)	1. scrimp, skimp, stint	subsist on a meager allowance.; "scratch and scrimp"
	~ save	spend less; buy at a reduced price.