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Economical

see synonyms of economical

Adjective

1. economic, economical

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

Example Sentences:
'an economic use of home heating oil'
'a modern economical heating system'
'an economical use of her time'

2. economic, economical

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

Example Sentences:
'economic growth'
'aspects of social, political, and economical life'

3. economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

avoiding waste

Example Sentences:
'an economical meal'
'an economical shopper'
'a frugal farmer'
'a frugal lunch'
'a sparing father and a spending son'
'sparing in their use of heat and light'
'stinting in bestowing gifts'
'thrifty because they remember the great Depression'
'scotch' is used only informally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Economical

see synonyms of economical
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 (sense 1), economic (sense 2), economic (sense 3), economic (sense 4)
4. euphemistic
deliberately withholding information (esp in the phrase economical with the truth)

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Economical

see synonyms of economical
adjective
1. 
not wasting money, time, fuel, etc.; thrifty
an economical person, an economical stove
2. 
expressed or done with economy, as by using few words
an economical style
3. 
of economics; economic

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Economical

see synonyms of economical
adj.
1. Designed or functioning to make effective use of money or effort invested: an economical heating system; an economical approach to control of corporate growth.
2. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing.
3. Sparing in the amount of items involved to achieve a desired result: an economical writing style; threw an economical 12 pitches in the first inning.

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