Husband (Verb)
Meaning
Use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The company must husband its resources carefully to survive the economic downturn.
- Governments should husband the remaining water supplies and think of ways to conserve them.
- It is essential to husband your finances during this period of recession.
- Farmers have to husband their crops well to ensure a healthy produce during the harvest season.
- During times of famine, people had to husband the little food they had left.