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US
/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəɫ, ˌikəˈnɑmɪkəɫ/
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[ UK /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
economic growth
aspects of social, political, and economical life -
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 -
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.
