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Meaning of 'economical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Economical [ a.]
- Pertaining to the household; domestic.
- Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs.
- Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
- Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time.
- Relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths.
- Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.

Meaning of 'economical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . economical [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
Example in sentence:
  • aspects of social, political, and economical life;
  • economic growth
2 . economical [ s]
Meaning (2):
- avoiding waste
Example in sentence:
  • a frugal farmer;
  • a frugal lunch;
  • a sparing father and a spending son;
  • an economical meal;
  • an economical shopper;
  • sparing in their use of heat and light;
  • stinting in bestowing gifts;
  • thrifty because they remember the great Depression;
  • `scotch' is used only informally
Meaning (3):
- using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
Example in sentence:
  • a modern economical heating system;
  • an economic use of home heating oil;
  • an economical use of her time

Nearby Words:

economic economically economics economies economist economization economize economized economizer economizing

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