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[ US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəɫ, ˌikəˈnɑmɪkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪkə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
    economic growth
    aspects of social, political, and economical life
  2. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
    an economical use of her time
    an economic use of home heating oil
    a modern economical heating system
  3. avoiding waste
    sparing in their use of heat and light
    an economical shopper
    a frugal lunch
    `scotch' is used only informally
    a frugal farmer
    thrifty because they remember the great Depression
    an economical meal
    stinting in bestowing gifts
    a sparing father and a spending son

How To Use economical In A Sentence

  • aspects of social, political, and economical life
  • Over the years the area has struggled economically but what is happening there at the moment is quite astonishing. The Sun
  • A new educational programme has been set up for economically disadvantaged children.
  • Bicycles are regarded as an economical alternative to buses whose fares have increased 5 times in the past 3 years.
  • In economically advanced countries, women marry later.
  • an economical meal
  • If the present rules were retained, the entry of many relatively smaller and economically weak countries would either paralyse the EU completely, or the smaller countries could outvote the larger ones.
  • Fill out the service request, and explain you are looking for an economical way to re-roof your manufactured home.
  • The active principle is extracted and purified from plant material for as long as that process remains economically viable compared with chemical synthesis.
  • The fact that flickers did not defend feeding territories suggests that characteristics of their prey make it uneconomical to monopolize.
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