economical
— Adjective
– English
～ using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
economical
— Adjective
– English
～ avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
economically
— Adverb
– English
～ with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"
economically
— Adverb
– English
～ with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"
economically
— Adverb
– English
～ in an economical manner
economics
— Noun
– English
～ the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
economics department
— Noun
– English
～ the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics
economise
— Verb
– English
～ spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
economise
— Verb
– English
～ use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
economiser
— Noun
– English
～ a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste
economist
— Noun
– English
～ an expert in the science of economics
economize
— Verb
– English
～ spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
economize
— Verb
– English
～ use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
economizer
— Noun
– English
～ a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste
economy
— Noun
– English
～ the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"
economy class
— Noun
– English
～ a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
economy
— Noun
– English
～ an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
economy
— Noun
– English
～ the system of production and distribution and consumption
economy
— Noun
– English
～ frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy"
ECOSOC commission
— Noun
– English
～ a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations