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economical

  • adjective
  • /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/

Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.

Example

“He was an economical person by nature.”

Other meanings

  1. Saving money or resources.

    “The new, eco-friendly bicycle was an economical purchase.”

  2. Relating to economy in any other sense.

Related words

  • geoeconomical
  • uneconomicalness
  • bioeconomical
  • economical with the truth
  • economically
  • uneconomical
  • noneconomical
  • economicalness
  • pharmacoeconomical
  • agroeconomical
  • socio-political-economical

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “economical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.