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 Definitions of economical  [ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪ kəl, ˌi kə-]  

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Definition of 'economical' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'economical' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'economical' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'economical' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'economical' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: thrifty; not extravagant
This car is very economical on petrol.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ekonomies Arabic flag Arabic: مُقْتَصِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пестелив
Brazilian flag Brazilian: econômico Czech flag Czech: úsporný German flag German: sparsam
Danish flag Danish: økonomisk Greek flag Greek: οικονομικός, ολιγοδάπανος Spanish flag Spanish: económico, ahorrador
Estonian flag Estonian: säästlik Farsi flag Farsi: کم مصرف؛ صرفه جو Finnish flag Finnish: taloudellinen
French flag French: économe; économique Hebrew flag Hebrew: חֶסכוֹנִי Hindi flag Hindi: अल्पव्यय सम्बन्धी
Croatian flag Croatian: ekonomičan, štedljiv Hungarian flag Hungarian: takarékos; gazdaságos Indonesian flag Indonesian: irit
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sparsamur Italian flag Italian: economico, (che fa rispar Japanese flag Japanese: 経済的な
Korean flag Korean: 절약하는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ekonomiškas Latvian flag Latvian: taupīgs; ekonomisks
Malay flag Malay: jimat Dutch flag Dutch: zuinig Norwegian flag Norwegian: besparende,økonomisk, spa
Polish flag Polish: oszczędny Persian flag Persian: کم مصرف؛ صرفه جو Pashto flag Pashto: اقتصادى، سپموونكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: poupado Romanian flag Romanian: care face economie (de) Russian flag Russian: экономный; экономичный
Slovak flag Slovak: úsporný Slovenian flag Slovenian: gospodaren Serbian flag Serbian: ekonomičan
Swedish flag Swedish: ekonomisk, sparsam, dryg, Thai flag Thai: ประหยัด Turkish flag Turkish: ekonomik, hesaplı, tutuml
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 節約的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: економний, ощадливий Urdu flag Urdu: با کفایت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tiết kiệm Chinese flag Chinese: 节约的

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