adj satadj.allusing the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectivenessSynset:economic
Examples:- an economic use of home heating oil
- a modern economical heating system
- an economical use of her time
Antonyms:inefficient
Derivationally Related Form:economy
Inherited Hypernyms:economic
Similar to:efficient
adjadj.pertof or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealthSynset:economic
Examples:- economic growth
- aspects of social, political, and economical life
Derivationally Related Form:economy
Pertainyms:economy
Inherited Hypernyms:economic
adj satadj.allavoiding wasteDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:frugal scotch sparing stinting
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:wasteful
Derivationally Related Form:frugalnesseconomyfrugality
Inherited Hypernyms:economical
Similar to:thrifty