Economical Meaning
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCareful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
adjSaving money or resources.
Sentence Examples
Nancy is economical with her smiles.
It's more economical to go by bus instead of taking a taxi.
This problem bristles with difficulties both psychological and economical.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother is very ____ and never wastes food or electricity.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Nancy is ____ with her smiles.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English economic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English economical From economic + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Regular freight trains between Abergavenny and Merthyr were withdrawn on November 24, 1954, because it was found both practicable and more economical to send this traffic by less severely-graded routes."
— 1958 February 26, “Notes and News: Merthyr-Abergavenny Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 138:
"The whole [resignalling] scheme has proved more economical than the construction of a new Clyde bridge."
— 1961 March, “The new Glasgow Central signalbox”, in Trains Illustrated, page 177:
"In economical science, value and the power of producing value are taken into consideration."
— 1854, Patrick Edward Dove, The Elements of Political Science, part 2, page 246:
"By Use, then, in the sense given it by the Say-Hermann school, we have to think of an objective useful element which proceeds from goods, and acquires independent economical existence as well as independent economical value."
— 1922, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economical Theory, page 218:
"Doctor in Economical Sciences."
— 2007, Who's Who in the Arab World, page 312:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother is very ____ and never wastes food or electricity.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Nancy is ____ with her smiles.