Economical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈɪnaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈɪnaɪzɪŋ/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkəl/.

Examples

an economic use of home heating oil
a modern economical heating system
an economical use of her time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stinting frugal sparing scotch economic

Parts of Speech

adjective	using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness “an economic use of home heating oil”
adjective	of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth “economic growth”
adjective	avoiding waste “an economical meal”

Word Forms

economy	noun	the efficient use of resources
frugalness	noun	prudence in avoiding waste
frugality	noun	prudence in avoiding waste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wirtschaftlich

Einsatz des für die Wirksamkeit erforderlichen Minimums an Zeit und Ressourcen

🇫🇷French

économique

en utilisant le minimum de temps ou de ressources nécessaires à l’efficacité

🇪🇸Spanish

económico

utilizando el mínimo de tiempo o recursos necesarios para la eficacia

🇮🇹Italian

economico

utilizzando il minimo tempo o risorse necessari per l’efficacia

🇳🇱Dutch

zuinig

met gebruikmaking van een minimum aan tijd of middelen die nodig zijn voor effectiviteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

econômico

usando o mínimo de tempo ou recursos necessários para a eficácia

🇷🇺Russian

экономичный

используя минимум времени и ресурсов, необходимых для эффективности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किफ़ायती

प्रभावशीलता के लिए आवश्यक न्यूनतम समय या संसाधनों का उपयोग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্থনৈতিক

কার্যকারিতার জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় ন্যূনতম সময় বা সংস্থান ব্যবহার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருளாதாரம்

செயல்திறனுக்குத் தேவையான குறைந்தபட்ச நேரம் அல்லது வளங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్థికపరమైన

ప్రభావం కోసం అవసరమైన కనీస సమయం లేదా వనరులను ఉపయోగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आर्थिक

परिणामकारकतेसाठी आवश्यक किमान वेळ किंवा संसाधने वापरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આર્થિક

અસરકારકતા માટે જરૂરી ન્યૂનતમ સમય અથવા સંસાધનોનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಥಿಕ

ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಸಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്പത്തിക

ഫലപ്രാപ്തിക്ക് ആവശ്യമായ ഏറ്റവും കുറഞ്ഞ സമയമോ വിഭവങ്ങളോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਥਿਕ

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਲਈ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੋਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اقتصادی

تاثیر کے لیے ضروری کم از کم وقت یا وسائل کا استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

经济

使用实现有效性所需的最少时间或资源

🇯🇵Japanese

経済的

効果を高めるために必要な最小限の時間またはリソースを使用する

🇰🇷Korean

경제적

효율성을 위해 필요한 최소한의 시간이나 자원을 사용합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiết kiệm

sử dụng tối thiểu thời gian hoặc nguồn lực cần thiết để đạt hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

ประหยัด

ใช้เวลาหรือทรัพยากรขั้นต่ำที่จำเป็นเพื่อประสิทธิผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekonomis

menggunakan waktu atau sumber daya minimum yang diperlukan untuk efektivitas

🇵🇭Filipino

matipid

paggamit ng pinakamababang oras o mga mapagkukunang kailangan para sa pagiging epektibo

🇲🇾Malay

jimat

menggunakan masa atau sumber minimum yang diperlukan untuk keberkesanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اقتصادية

باستخدام الحد الأدنى من الوقت أو الموارد اللازمة لتحقيق الفعالية

🇮🇷Persian

اقتصادی

استفاده از حداقل زمان یا منابع لازم برای اثربخشی

🇹🇷Turkish

ekonomik

Etkililik için gereken minimum zaman veya kaynağı kullanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַסכָן

תוך שימוש במינימום הזמן או המשאבים הדרושים ליעילות

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