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economical

[ek-uh-nom-i-kuhl, ee-kuh-]

adjective

  1. avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty.

    an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: , , , ,
  2. economic.



economical

/ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl, ˌɛkə- /

adjective

  1. using the minimum required; not wasteful of time, effort, resources, etc

    an economical car

    an economical style

  2. frugal; thrifty

    she was economical by nature

  3. a variant of economic economic economic economic

  4. euphemisticdeliberately withholding information (esp in the phrase economical with the truth )

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • noneconomical adjective
  • noneconomically adverb
  • preeconomical adjective
  • preeconomically adverb
  • pseudoeconomical adjective
  • pseudoeconomically adverb
  • quasi-economical adjective
  • quasi-economically adverb
  • uneconomical adjective
  • uneconomically adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of economical1

First recorded in 1570–80; economic + -al 1
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Synonym Study

See frugal.
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Example Sentences

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We really had to focus in and get that work done in the most economical way that we could.

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The most economical — and popular — prefab system remains modular construction, in which three-dimensional sections of a home are constructed in a factory.

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At this stage, sources suggest Gyokeres, who has scored 38 league goals this season, is the most economical signing of the two.

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All those years of churning out newsweekly copy helped make Whitaker an instinctive crafter of miniature character arcs who chooses the right details and paints portraits with swift, economical strokes.

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For everything else, the Cercle team rents the sound, light and camera equipment and hires local crews to work in each city, making the project more economical and ecological.

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