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cost-efficient

cost-efficient

5 3.8
Gives good results while using little money
  • adjective
  • /ˌkɔst ɪˈfɪʃənt/
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  • Marketing insurance in this way reaches many individuals in a more cost-efficient manner.
  • cost-efficient and effective
  • more cost-efficient
  • cost-efficient manner

There are safer options, more cost efficient ways to go and I think this is the wave of the future.

Examples

  • Such industrial and business entities can take cost-efficient measures to prevent or limit the diminution of marine life.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Education programs can be an effective and probably cost-efficient means to control tourist impacts on the natural environment.

    Academic text (1998)
  • There are safer options, more cost efficient ways to go and I think this is the wave of the future.

  • Sharing resources allows us to be more cost-efficient and make the best use of our limited operating budget.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In short, we're using compost because it is effective and cost-efficient for us.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The machine provides a more effective and cost-efficient windrow turning process.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Many of these institutions are large, sophisticated, cost-efficient organizations that focus on specific student populations.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Paper and pencil tests can be much more cost-efficient than other popular content-valid techniques currently in use.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Prevention is often more cost-efficient, more effective, and more beneficial to students than delayed remediation.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Sharing resources allows us to be more cost-efficient and make the best use of our limited operating budget.

Synonyms

cost-effective
vscost-efficient
49 3.9

Gives good results while using little money

is about achieving good results while keeping spending low
economical
vscost-efficient
23 3.8

Not using much money or resources and avoiding waste

focuses on getting results for low spending rather than just saving
economic
vscost-efficient
2 3.7

Using little time or few materials to avoid waste

emphasizes effectiveness with low money outlay rather than minimal resource use

Antonyms

1 5.6

Something that wastes a lot of money, time, or energy

How Efficient

efficient
424 3.0
cost-efficient
5 3.8
inefficient
58 3.5

Surface Forms

cost-efficient positive

Morphology

cost-efficient = cost + efficient (transparent) = cost + efficient

The compound clearly means 'efficient with respect to cost' and is directly derived from the meanings of 'cost' and 'efficient'.

Etymology

Cost-efficient is made from cost meaning 'how much money something needs' and efficient meaning 'doing a lot with little'. So, cost-efficient means getting good results while using little money.