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

Adjective

1. not requiring a lot of money to use: low fuel consumption makes this car very economical

2. (of a person) spending money carefully and sensibly

3. using no more time, effort, or resources than is necessary

4. economical with the truth Euphemistic deliberately withholding information

economically adv

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 << OPPOSITE expensive

adjective 2. thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent, provident, frugal, parsimonious, scrimping, economizing << OPPOSITE extravagant

adjective 3. efficient, sparing, cost-effective, money-saving, time-saving, work-saving, unwasteful << OPPOSITE wasteful

Translations

economical [iːkəˈnɔmɪkl] adj → económico

economical [iːkəˈnɔmɪkl] economic adj → économique; [person] → économe

economical [iːkəˈnɔmɪkl] adj → wirtschaftlich;

(person) → sparsam

economical [iːkəˈnɔmɪkəl] adj → economico/a; [person] → economo/a