The meaning of Economical

noun

An agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other.

Usage examples:

Bargains between political parties supporting the government

verb

Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction.

Usage examples:

He bargained with the local council to rent the stadium

noun

An advantageous purchase

adjective

(of prices) extremely low, or (of products) of low quality

Usage examples:

Farmers bought up the land at bargain-basement prices.

noun

A store or a part of a store, often underground, where things are sold at reduced prices

Usage examples:

The book had been a terrible flop, and you could buy it for $5 in any bargain basement., jonathan m…

noun

An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.

Usage examples:

Keep within the household budget

verb

Allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget.

Usage examples:

The university is budgeting for a deficit

adjective

Inexpensive.

Usage examples:

A budget guitar

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

Usage examples:

Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

Usage examples:

A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Usage examples:

After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

adjective

Providing good value for the amount paid

Usage examples:

It’s not cost-effective to heat the whole building if only three people are working here.

adjective

Cost-effective methods or processes bring the greatest possible advantage or profit when the amount that is spent is considered

Usage examples:

In many cases outsourcing jobs has been shown to be not cost-effective., cost-effective measures/pl…

adjective

Costing less than the usual price

Usage examples:

Cut-price bids/deals/offers, cut-price cars/holidays/mortgages, a cut-price airline/operator/retail…

adjective

Available at a lower price than usual

Usage examples:

Cut-rate merchandise

adjective

→  cut-price

noun

A deduction from the usual cost of something.

Usage examples:

Rail commuters get a discount on season tickets

verb

Deduct an amount from (the usual price of something).

Usage examples:

A product may carry a price which cannot easily be discounted

verb

Deduct an amount from (the usual price of something).

Usage examples:

A product may carry a price which cannot easily be discounted

noun

A deduction from the usual cost of something.

Usage examples:

Rail commuters get a discount on season tickets

adjective

Cheaper than usual

Usage examples:

There are many websites that sell designer brands at discounted prices., deeply/heavily/steeply dis…

noun

The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

Usage examples:

He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy

noun

The system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used

Usage examples:

Tourism contributes millions of dollars to the region’s economy., for the purpose of economy, you m…

noun

The system of making money and producing and distributing goods and services within a country or region

Usage examples:

On average, china accounts for almost half of the total export growth of east asian economies., the…

adjective

Successful in producing a desired or intended result.

Usage examples:

Effective solutions to environmental problems

noun

A soldier fit and available for service.

Usage examples:

When the battles broke out, he had a total of 920 effectives

adjective

Producing the intended results, or (of a person) skilled or able to do something well

Usage examples:

An effective policy/strategy, we’ve found that giving away samples of our product is the most effec…

adjective

(of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

Usage examples:

More efficient processing of information

adjective

Working or operating in a way that gets the results you want without any waste

Usage examples:

An efficient organization, they are developing a more fuel-efficient car to save gas., she manages …

adjective

Using resources such as time, materials, or energy well without wasting any

Usage examples:

An efficient method/use/way, the car combines an efficient 2.3-liter four-cylinder gas engine with …

adjective

Not costing a great deal; cheap.

Usage examples:

A simple and inexpensive solution

adjective

Costing little money

Usage examples:

An inexpensive hotel

adjective

Not costing much money

Usage examples:

The company began with inexpensive products but eventually moved into the middle levels and high en…

adjective

Cheap, or not costing as much as other things of the same type

Usage examples:

As new low-cost competitors from asia and eastern europe have entered the global marketplace, brita…

adjective

Used to describe things that do not cost much

Usage examples:

Supermarkets bombard their customers with low-price offers.

adjective

Having sound judgement; fair and sensible.

Usage examples:

No reasonable person could have objected

adjective

Based on or using good judgment, and therefore fair and practical

Usage examples:

Johnson was a reasonable man., it seemed like a reasonable question/explanation., you can still get…

adjective

A reasonable price, value, or offer seems fair and not too expensive

Usage examples:

In the context of current robust economic growth, these shares look reasonable value., a reasonable…