economical

ec·o·nom·i·cal  (k-nm-kl, k-)

adj.

1. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing.

2. Intended to save money, as by efficient operation or elimination of unnecessary features; economic: an economical heating system; an economical approach to control of corporate growth.

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eco·nomi·cal·ly adv.

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economical [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk^əl ˌɛkə-]

adj

1. using the minimum required; not wasteful of time, effort, resources, etc. an economical car an economical style

2. frugal; thrifty she was economical by nature

3. a variant of economic [1-4]

4. Euphemistic deliberately withholding information (esp in the phrase economical with the truth)

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economic, economical - Economic means "pertaining to the production and use of income," and economical is "avoiding waste, being careful of resources."

See also related terms for production.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	economical - 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" economic efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
	2.	economical - of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" economic
	3.	economical - 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" frugal, sparing, stinting, scotch colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources

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economical

adjective

1. economic, fair, cheap, reasonable, modest, low-priced, inexpensive It is more economical to wash a full load.
economic expensive, unprofitable, exorbitant

2. thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent, provident, frugal, parsimonious, scrimping, economizing ideas for economical housekeeping
thrifty generous, lavish, extravagant, wasteful, profligate, spendthrift, imprudent, uneconomical, unthrifty

3. efficient, sparing, cost-effective, money-saving, time-saving, work-saving, unwasteful the practical, economical virtues of a small hatchback
efficient extravagant, wasteful

Translations

economical [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl] ADJ [person, method, car] → económico
it's more economical to have a diesel-engined car → resulta más económico tener un coche de gasoil
my car is very economical to run → mi coche me sale muy económico
to be economical with the truth → no decir toda la verdad, no ser muy pródigo con la verdad

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economical [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk^əl ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk^əl] adj

[thing] → économique

[person] → économe

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economical

adj → sparsam, wirtschaftlich; to be economical with something → mit etw haushalten or Haus halten, mit etw sparsam umgehen; they were economical with the truth → sie haben es mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau genommen; an economical style (Liter) → ein prägnanter Stil

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economical [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/əl] adj (method, appliance, car) → economico/a; (person) → parsimonioso/a, economo/a

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economical → مُقتصِد ekonomický økonomisk sparsam ανέξοδος económico taloudellinen économique ekonomičan economico 経済的な 경제적인 zuinig sparsommelig oszczędny económico, econômico экономный sparsam ประหยัด ekonomik tiết kiệm 经济的