Definitions for economical
ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪ kəl, ˌi kə-eco·nom·i·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. economic, economicaladjective

   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. economic, economicaladjective

   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. economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stintingadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. economicaladjective

   Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.

2. economicaladjective

   Relating to economy in any other sense.

3. Etymology: From economic + -al

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Economick, Economicaladjective

   Etymology: from economy.

   1. Pertaining to the regulation of an houshold.

   Her quick’ning power in ev’ry living part,
   Doth as a nurse, or as a mother serve;
   And doth employ her economick art,
   And busy care, her houshold to preserve. Davies.

   In economical affairs, having proposed the government of a family, we consider the proper means to effect it. Isaac Watts.

   2. Frugal.

   Some are so plainly economical, as even to desire that the seat be well watered, and well fuelled. Henry Wotton, Architect.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. economical

   An economic system, or economic order, is a system of production, resource allocation and distribution of goods and services within a society or a given geographic area. It includes the combination of the various institutions, agencies, entities, decision-making processes, and patterns of consumption that comprise the economic structure of a given community.

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1. economical

   Economical refers to the efficient or prudent use of resources, such as money, time, or materials. It often indicates minimizing waste or not using more than is necessary, resulting in savings or cost-effectiveness. In a wider context, it might also pertain to the economic condition or system of a specific area or country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Economicaladjective

   pertaining to the household; domestic

2. Economicaladjective

   relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs

3. Economicaladjective

   managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits

4. Economicaladjective

   managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time

5. Economicaladjective

   relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths

6. Economicaladjective

   regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end

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1. Economical

   Economical vs. Economics -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Economical and Economics.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of economical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of economical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of economical in a Sentence

1. Robert Piconi:

   The Vision Fund shares our passion to combat climate change through innovation in energy storage technologies and, with its support as a strategic partner, Energy Vault is well positioned to meet the large and currently unmet demand for sustainable and economical energy storage worldwide.

2. Gary Johnson:

   There's been so much evidence that treating the ash trees is so much more economical than removing them.

3. Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza:

   There are huge biases in the fossil record due to a number of factors (mainly geographical and economical, but also more personal biases like palaeontologists focusing on looking for one species for example, like Tyrannosaurus), the fact that multiple groups of scientists working on the exact same question at the same time can come up with completely opposite results further enforces this, that there is a great need for further data collection, i.e. digging up more dinosaurs and finding out where they lived and how successful they truly were.

4. Chad Frost:

   We're bringing state-of-the-art tech to the challenge of tracking wildlife, using modern networking technologies and economical prototyping techniques like 3D printing, this collaboration is creating a new kind of tag that will fundamentally change the scale of science that can come out of tracking wildlife like sea otters.

5. Ali Nasoor -LRB- @ali_kagawa -RRB-:

   This image portrays how an African city like Dar es Salaam is evolving to become a metropolitan city hand-in-hand with economical and sociological progress towards a new urban Tanzania.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=economical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Economical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=economical
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economical
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economical