You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 13.

Today’s word is husband, spelled h-u-s-b-a-n-d.

hus‧band /ˈhʌzbənd/ verb [transitive] formal

to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The country has husbanded its resources well.

husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them

The defeat at the hands of slave forces in St. Domingue was especially galling to Napoleon, who believed he needed to husband his resources for campaigns closer to home.

— Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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