[ UK /ɪfˈɪʃənsi/ ]
[ US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/ ]
NOUN
  1. the ratio of the output to the input of any system
  2. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
    she did the work with great efficiency
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How To Use efficiency In A Sentence

  • They therefore blame not the buddy system but political patronage for government inefficiency.
  • Why not put in some overtime at the office and find the company a way to save money, increase efficiency, or improve on a product?
  • ‘I only wish farmers could be fully compensated for the incompetence, inefficiency and neglect of the Department over which Mrs Beckett presides,’ he said.
  • The output power and optical efficiency of different resonator parameters and pump power have been analyzed with numerical calculation.
  • The rigid collar and tandem harness allowed teams to pull with equal strength and greater efficiency.
  • This prevents the chromophore from migrating within the polymer while simultaneously improving the efficiency of energy transfer to the chromophore.
  • The problem is that their remarkable efficiency allows them to overproduce almost any commodity, so agriculture tends to lurch from surplus to surplus.
  • Administrative staff may be deskilled through increased automation and efficiency.
  • This bill is a good step in the Government's commitment towards greater energy efficiency and a sustainable energy future, and I look forward to its passage through the House.
  • Such considerations are secondary to our main aim of improving efficiency.
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