efficiency
noun OPAL W
/ɪˈfɪʃnsi/
/ɪˈfɪʃnsi/
- [uncountable] the quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money
- improvements in efficiency at the factory
- I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis.
Extra Examples- She has run the project with great efficiency.
- He carried out his orders with ruthless efficiency.
- The optimum design allows bartenders to work at peak efficiency.
- The new computer system will cut costs and increase efficiency.
- Giving employees more flexible working hours usually leads to enhanced efficiency.
- New timekeeping procedures had been introduced as part of an efficiency drive.
- The internet's promise to bring more efficiency to the distribution chain is still materializing.
- attempts to achieve greater efficiency in the production process
- A team of inspectors will be monitoring the efficiency of the new system.
- Some people have questioned the efficiency of the software.
- The changes are being made in the interests of safety and efficiency.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruthless
- great
- high
- …
- achieve
- maintain
- demonstrate
- …
- drive
- measures
- benefits
- …
- with efficiency
- efficiency in
- efficiencies[plural] ways of wasting less time and money or of saving time or money
- We are looking at our business to see where savings and efficiencies can be made.
- [uncountable] the relationship between the amount of energy that goes into a machine or an engine, and the amount that it produces
- energy efficiency
- We have failed to improve fuel efficiency standards.
- What is the efficiency percentage of solar panels?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruthless
- great
- high
- …
- achieve
- maintain
- demonstrate
- …
- drive
- measures
- benefits
- …
- with efficiency
- efficiency in
- [countable] (also efficiency apartment, efficiency unit (all North American English))a small apartment with one main room for living, cooking and sleeping in and a separate bathroom
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘the fact of being an efficient cause’): from Latin efficientia, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’.