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ECONOMICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
Example:
an economical use of her time
Synonyms:
economic; economical
Classified under:
Similar:
efficient (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)
Derivation:
economy (an act of economizing; reduction in cost)
economy (the efficient use of resources)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Avoiding waste
Example:
'scotch' is used only informally
Synonyms:
economical; frugal; scotch; sparing; stinting
Classified under:
Similar:
thrifty (careful and diligent in the use of resources)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
economy (frugality in the expenditure of money or resources)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
Example:
aspects of social, political, and economical life
Synonyms:
economic; economical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
economy (the system of production and distribution and consumption)
Derivation:
economy (the system of production and distribution and consumption)
