American English pronunciation
How to pronounce economical
IPA transcription: [,ɛkə'nɑmɪkəl]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɛkə'nɑmɪkəl][,ikə'nɑmɪkəl]
Hear “economical” pronounced
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Adjective
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of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
“economic growth”
“aspects of social, political, and economical life”
Adjective
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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”
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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”
Usage examples
- Four percent of the students are economically disadvantaged.
- On the coast around Indian Castle, fishing is important economically.
- Bluetongue virus is an economically important pathogen of cattle and sheep.
- The Bunker-Culler railroad was there for many years, providing economical stability for the residents.
- The services generated around the university campus were highly relevant economically.
- However the Albanian oil was of poor quality and its processing proved uneconomical.
- In recent years Port Moresby has been economically booming.
- Tourism is the main economical activity, especially during the summer.
- Accuracy approaching one nanosecond worldwide is economically practical for many applications.
- However, the Tachov area is still among the economically least developed Czech regions.