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economical
ec·o·nom·i·cal E0031400 (ĕk′ə-nŏm′ĭ-kəl, ē′kə-)adj.1. Designed or functioning to make effective use of money or effort invested: an economical heating system; an economical approach to control of corporate growth.2. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing.3. Sparing in the amount of items involved to achieve a desired result: an economical writing style; threw an economical 12 pitches in the first inning.
ec′o·nom′i·cal·ly adv.economical (ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl; ˌɛkə-) adj1. 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 economic1, economic2, economic3, economic44. euphemistic deliberately withholding information (esp in the phrase economical with the truth)ec•o•nom•i•cal (ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪ kəl, ˌi kə-)
adj. 1. avoiding waste or extravagance; involving the efficient use of wealth or resources; an economical use of space. 2. economic; pertaining to economics. [1570–80] ec`o•nom′i•cal•ly, adv. syn: economical, thrifty, frugal imply careful and efficient use of resources. economical implies prudent planning in the disposition of resources so as to avoid unnecessary waste or expense: It is economical to buy in large quantities. thrifty adds the idea of industry and successful management: a thrifty shopper looking for bargains. frugal suggests saving by denying oneself luxuries: so frugal that he never takes taxis. 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"economicefficient - 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, scotchcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechthrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources |
economicaladjective1. economic, fair, cheap, reasonable, modest, low-priced, inexpensive It is more economical to wash a full load.
economic expensive, unprofitable, exorbitant2. thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent, provident, frugal, parsimonious, scrimping, economizing ideas for economical housekeeping
thrifty generous, lavish, extravagant, wasteful, profligate, spendthrift, imprudent, uneconomical, unthrifty3. efficient, sparing, cost-effective, money-saving, time-saving, work-saving, unwasteful the practical, economical virtues of a small hatchback
efficient extravagant, wastefuleconomicaladjectiveCareful in the use of material resources:canny, chary, frugal, provident, prudent, saving, Scotch, sparing, thrifty.Translationseconomy (iˈkonəmi) noun1. the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste. Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending. 節約 节约2. organization of money and resources. the country's economy; household economy. 經濟 经济economic (iːkəˈnomik) adjective1. of or concerned with (an) economy. the country's economic future. 經濟的 经济上的2. likely to bring a profit. an economic rent. 划算的 合算的，有经济效益的 economical (iːkəˈnomikəl) adjective thrifty; not extravagant. This car is very economical on petrol. 節約的 节约的ˌecoˈnomically adverb 節約地 节约地economics (iːkəˈnomiks) noun singular the study of production and distribution of money and goods. He is studying economics. 經濟學 经济学eˈconomist noun a person who is an expert in economics. 經濟學家 经济学家eˈconomize, eˈconomise verb to spend money or goods carefully. We must economize on fuel. 節約 节约economical
be economical with the truthTo be deceitful; to lie. I wouldn't trust him—everyone says he's economical with the truth. When I walked into a house full of teenagers, I knew that my kids had been economical with the truth when they said they'd only invite a few friends over.See also: economical, trutheconomical with the truthNot fully truthful; deceitful, often by manipulating language or omitting certain details I wouldn't trust him—everyone says he's economical with the truth. When I walked into a house full of teenagers, I knew that my kids had been economical with the truth when they said they'd only invite a few friends over.See also: economical, trutheconomical with the truthEuph. untruthful. The mayor was known to be economical with the truth. I discovered that my boss had been economical with the truth when she said that the company was making money.See also: economical, trutheconomical with the truth COMMON If someone is economical with the truth, they deceive people by not telling them the whole truth about something. In insisting that no changes had been made to the original plan, his team was being economical with the truth. She received a series of answers which were at best economical with the truth, at worst deliberately designed to deceive.See also: economical, trutheconomical with the truth used euphemistically to describe a person or statement that lies or deliberately withholds information. The phrase economy of truth was used in the 18th century by the orator Edmund Burke ( 1729–97 ), while in the 19th century Mark Twain observed ‘Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it’ (Following the Equator, 1897 ). The present phrase became current after its use in the ‘Spycatcher’ trial in the New South Wales Supreme Court: Robert Armstrong , head of the British Civil Service, was reported as saying of a letter: ‘It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.’ 2003 Observer He is ruthless in pursuit of commercial goals, otherwise he would not have been so economical with the truth two months ago when he ruled out any notion of signing Beckham. See also: economical, trutheconomical with the ˈtruth a way of saying that somebody has left out some important facts, when you do not want to say that they are lying: After the trial he admitted that he had occasionally been economical with the truth.See also: economical, truthEncyclopediaSeeeconomicsMedicalSeeeconomyFinancialSeeeconomic systemeconomical
Related to economical: Economical with the truthSynonyms for economicaladj economicSynonyms- economic
- fair
- cheap
- reasonable
- modest
- low-priced
- inexpensive
Antonyms- expensive
- unprofitable
- exorbitant
adj thriftySynonyms- thrifty
- sparing
- careful
- prudent
- provident
- frugal
- parsimonious
- scrimping
- economizing
Antonyms- generous
- lavish
- extravagant
- wasteful
- profligate
- spendthrift
- imprudent
- uneconomical
- unthrifty
adj efficientSynonyms- efficient
- sparing
- cost-effective
- money-saving
- time-saving
- work-saving
- unwasteful
AntonymsSynonyms for economicaladj careful in the use of material resourcesSynonyms- canny
- chary
- frugal
- provident
- prudent
- saving
- Scotch
- sparing
- thrifty
Synonyms for economicaladj using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectivenessSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealthSynonymsadj avoiding wasteSynonyms- frugal
- sparing
- stinting
- scotch
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