Economic or Economical? - Grammar Monster

Economic and economical are easy to confuse. 'Economic' relates to the economy. 'Economical' means not wasteful. This page has examples of economic and ... TopPages A-Zglossary punctuation A-Zconfusedwords commonmistakes(orderedbyseriousness) TopTipGetagrammarcheckerforyourbrowser vocabularyforlearners testsandgames awkwardplurals sayingsandproverbs tattoofails ourTwitterpage ourYouTubechannel EconomicorEconomical? OurStory Search... TheDifferencebetween"Economic"and"Economical" "Economic"and"economical"areoftentreatedassynonyms(i.e.,wordsthatmeanthesame),buttheyaredifferent. "Economic"pertainstotheeconomy.Forexample: Today'spooreconomicconditionsaretakingtheirtollonnewcompanies. "Economical"meansnotwasteful.Forexample: Mynewcarismoreeconomicalthanmymotorbike. Gotit?Takeaquicktest. Moreabout"Economic"and"Economical" Economic Theadjective"economic"pertainstotheeconomy,finances,orwealth. Examplesentenceswith"economic": Theeconomicdecelerationwilllikelycauseafurtherfallinunemployment. Thehostwillinterviewthewinnersandlosersfromthecurrenteconomicsituation. It'snotaboutmoney-heisfinefromaneconomicperspective. Economical Theadjective"economical"describessomethingthatsavesmoneyorresourcesorisnotwastefulofmoneyorresources. Examplesentenceswith"economical": Ithasapowerfulyeteconomicalenginethatissuitableforhigh-mileagedrivers. ThemostpracticalandeconomicalwaytoseeBrazilisbyair. CommonTermsWithEconomicandEconomical Herearesomecommontermswith"economic"and"economical": Economic economicanalysis economicboom economicclimate economiccapital economicdevelopment economicdownturn economicmarket economicoutlook economicquarter economicrecovery economicuncertainty economicyear Economical economicalboiler economicalcar economicalfridge economicalmeals economicaloption economicalwiththetruth TheAdverbIs"Economically"forBoth Theadverbiseasy–it's"economically"for"economic"and"economical."Forexample: Economically,thecountryisingoodshape. Thecarrunseconomically. ReadyfortheTest? Hereisaconfirmatorytestforthislesson. Thistestcanalsobe: Edited(i.e.,youcandeletequestionsandplaywiththeorderofthequestions). Printedtocreateahandout. Sentelectronicallytofriendsorstudents. HelpUsToImproveGrammarMonster Doyoudisagreewithsomethingonthispage? Didyouspotatypo? SeeAlso adverseoraverse? affectoreffect? appraiseorapprise? avengeorrevenge? bareorbear? complementorcompliment? dependantordependent? discreetordiscrete? disinterestedoruninterested? e.g.ori.e.? envyorjealousy? implyorinfer? itsorit's? materialormateriel? poisonousorvenomous? practiceorpractise? principalorprinciple? tenantortenet? who'sorwhose? Whatareadjectives? Whatareadverbs? Listofeasilyconfusedwords TechnicalHelp Downloadthelatestgrammar-checkerapp Grammarly'sappwillhelpwith: (1)Avoidingspellingerrors (2)Correctinggrammarerrors (3)Findingbetterwords (Thisfreebrowserextensionworkswithwebmail,socialmedia,andtextingappsaswellasonlineformsandMicrosoftOfficedocuments,likeWordandTeams.) Downloadtheapp SelfHelp BuyaGrammarMonsterbook Wehavetwobooks: (1)"SmashingGrammar" WrittenbythefounderofGrammarMonster,"SmashingGrammar"hasanA-Zglossaryofgrammarterms,apunctuationsection,andachapteroneasilyconfusedwords.Eachentrystartswithasimpleexplanationandsomebasicexamplesbeforegivingreal-life,entertainingexamples.Everyentryendswithasummaryexplainingwhythegrammarpointmatterstoawriter.IfyoulikeGrammarMonster,you'lllovethisbook.[more...] BuyonAmazon (2)"GrammarforGrown-ups" "GrammarforGrown-ups"isaneasyread.Practicalratherthanacademic,thisbestsellerispackedwithreal-lifeexamplesandgreatquotationsfromHomertheGreektoHomertheSimpson.Itisalight-hearted,easilydigestiblegrammarreference.[more...] BuyonAmazon FreeHelp EverythingonGrammarMonsterisfree. A-Zglossary punctuation A-Zconfusedwords commonmistakes(orderedbyseriousness) vocabularyforlearners testsandgames Morefreegrammarhelp... TwitterPage YouTubeChannel home| aboutus| contactus| search| privacypolicy