economicaladjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl//ek.əˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl//ek.əˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl/B2 not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.:
There's increasing demand for cars that are more economical on fuel.
What's the most economical way of heating this building?
More examples
- A big car like that is not very economical on fuel, is it?
- You should buy ordinary everyday foodstuffs in bulk - it's more economical.
- I had to buy a new washing machine as it would not have been economical to get it repaired.
- She's very economical with the wrapping paper, isn't she? She cut it without an inch to spare.
- This central heating system is extremely economical to run.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Costing little or no money
- bargain
- bargain bin
- cheap rate
- cheaply
- cut-price
- downscale
- economy-size
- knock-down
- low-cost
- low-rent
- mass market
- nothing
- offer
- reasonably
- snip
- something
- song
- steal
- tacky
- trinket
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Budgeting money
Idiom(s)
economical with the truth