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economical — ec‧o‧nom‧i‧cal [ˌekəˈnɒmɪkl, ˌiː ǁ ˈnɑː ] adjective using time, money, goods etc carefully and without wasting any: • Adults generally watch a movie on video once or twice, making it more economical to rent than buy. • Environmentalists insist… … Financial and business terms
economical — [ē΄kə näm′i kəl, ek΄ə näm′i kəl] adj. 1. not wasting money, time, fuel, etc.; thrifty [an economical person, an economical stove] 2. expressed or done with economy, as by using few words [an economical style] 3. of economics; economic SYN.… … English World dictionary
economical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) giving good value or return in relation to the resources used or money spent. 2) sparing in the use of resources or money. ● economical with the truth Cf. ↑economical with the truth DERIVATIVES economically adverb … English terms dictionary
economical with the truth — (UK) If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture of a situation, without actually lying … The small dictionary of idiomes
economical — [adj1] conservative with resources; careful avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost effective, curmudgeonly, efficient, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, money saving, niggardly*, on the rims*, parsimonious, penny … New thesaurus
economical with the truth — ► economical with the truth euphemistic lying or deliberately withholding information. Main Entry: ↑economical … English terms dictionary
economical with the truth — Causing deception or misunderstanding by revealing only a selection of available information • • • Main Entry: ↑economy * * * used euphemistically to describe a person or statement that lies or deliberately withholds information * * * economical… … Useful english dictionary
economical — I adjective attentus, avoiding extravagance, careful, chary of expense, cheap, cost reducing, diligens, economizing, efficient, financially prudent, forehanded, free from waste, frugal, frugi, inexpensive, labor saving, money conscious, money… … Law dictionary
economical of space — index compact (dense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
economical of words — index laconic, sententious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
economical — 1570s, pertaining to household management; from ECONOMIC (Cf. economic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Meaning pertaining to political economy is from 1781; that of thrifty is from 1780. Related: Economically … Etymology dictionary
