About The Word Economical

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Economical

Economical Meaning & Definition
Economical Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Economical?

[adj] 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"
[adj] 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)
[adj] of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Economical: economic | economic | efficient | frugal | scotch | sparing | stinting | thrifty

Related Terms | Find terms related to Economical: budget | canny | careful | chary | cheap | cheeseparing | close | conservative | conserving | easy | economic | economizing | economy | forehanded | frugal | inexpensive | labor-saving | low | low-priced | manageable | mean | miserly | moderate | modest | money-saving | niggardly | nominal | parsimonious | penny-pinching | penny-wise | penurious | politico-economic | provident | prudent | prudential | reasonable | saving | Scotch | scrimping | sensible | shabby | shoddy | skimping | socio-economic | spare | sparing | stingy | thrifty | tight | tight-fisted | time-saving | token | unexpensive | unwasteful | within means | worth the money

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