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1. (adj.) economical
avoiding waste or extravagance; involving the efficient use of wealth or resources;
an economical use of space.
2. economical
economic; pertaining to economics.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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| Definition of 'economical' |
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1. (adj) economic, economical
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
"an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
2. (adj) economic, economical
of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
"economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
3. (adj) economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
avoiding waste
"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"
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1. (adjective) economical
giving good value for the money spent
cheap, economical recipes; the world's most economical car
2. economical
careful not to spend a lot of money
Try to be economical.; a policy that makes sense economically
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| Definition of 'economical' |
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1. (adj) economical
pertaining to the household; domestic
2. (adj) economical
relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs
3. (adj) economical
managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits
4. (adj) economical
managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time
5. (adj) economical
relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths
6. (adj) economical
regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end
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Sense: thrifty; not extravagant
This car is very economical on petrol.
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 Afrikaans: ekonomies |
 Arabic: مُقْتَصِد |
 Bulgarian: пестелив |
 Brazilian: econômico |
 Czech: úsporný |
 German: sparsam |
 Danish: økonomisk |
 Greek: οικονομικός, ολιγοδάπανος |
 Spanish: económico, ahorrador |
 Estonian: säästlik |
 Farsi: کم مصرف؛ صرفه جو |
 Finnish: taloudellinen |
 French: économe; économique |
 Hebrew: חֶסכוֹנִי |
 Hindi: अल्पव्यय सम्बन्धी |
 Croatian: ekonomičan, štedljiv |
 Hungarian: takarékos; gazdaságos |
 Indonesian: irit |
 Icelandic: sparsamur |
 Italian: economico, (che fa rispar |
 Japanese: 経済的な |
 Korean: 절약하는 |
 Lithuanian: ekonomiškas |
 Latvian: taupīgs; ekonomisks |
 Malay: jimat |
 Dutch: zuinig |
 Norwegian: besparende,økonomisk, spa |
 Polish: oszczędny |
 Persian: کم مصرف؛ صرفه جو |
 Pashto: اقتصادى، سپموونكى |
 Portuguese: poupado |
 Romanian: care face economie (de) |
 Russian: экономный; экономичный |
 Slovak: úsporný |
 Slovenian: gospodaren |
 Serbian: ekonomičan |
 Swedish: ekonomisk, sparsam, dryg, |
 Thai: ประหยัด |
 Turkish: ekonomik, hesaplı, tutuml |
 Taiwanese: 節約的 |
 Ukrainian: економний, ощадливий |
 Urdu: با کفایت |
 Vietnamese: tiết kiệm |
 Chinese: 节约的 |
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