Economical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

economical, thrifty, and sparing mean careful in the use of money or goods. economical means using things in the best possible way without wasting anything. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut economical adjective SaveWord eco·​nom·​i·​cal |\ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-kəl ,ˌē-kə-\ Definitionofeconomical 1 :markedbycareful,efficient,andprudentuseofresources:thrifty aneconomicalshopper 2 :operatingwithlittlewasteoratasaving aneconomicalcar 3 archaic :economicsense5 Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAbouteconomical Synonyms&Antonymsforeconomical Synonyms economizing, frugal, provident, scrimping, sparing, thrifty Antonyms prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforeconomical sparing,frugal,thrifty,economicalmeancarefulintheuseofone'smoneyorresources.sparingstressesabstentionandrestraint. sparingintheofferingofadvice frugalimpliesabsenceofluxuryandsimplicityoflifestyle. ranafrugalhousehold thriftystressesgoodmanagementandindustry. thriftyuseofnonrenewableresources economicalstressesprudentmanagement,lackofwastefulness,anduseofthingstotheirbestadvantage. aneconomicalhealth-careplan ExamplesofeconomicalinaSentence aneconomicalwaytoheatyourhouse apracticalandeconomicalsolutiontotheproblem RecentExamplesontheWeb Gudebelievesthatengineeringfirmsthatarefabricationandmanufacturingspecialistswillevenlearntoownanddistributefabricatorspecificdetails,thereforemakingdesignmoreeconomicalandthefabricator'sworkflowmuchsmoother. — JenniferCastenson,Forbes,16Apr.2021 Thistypeofhybridpowerplant/minemightevenmakeuneconomicalprojectseconomical. — JoshuaRhodes,Forbes,8Oct.2021 Theseareexpectedtobemoreeconomicalforairlinestooperate. — ChristiaanHetzner,Fortune,27May2021 Backedbyaliveband(andperhapsaprogrammedtrackortwo),Hayesleadsthesmallgroupthroughthehit,whichcelebratesaneconomicalkindofpleasureandcomfort. — JonFreeman,RollingStone,28Oct.2021 Thishasaneconomicalimpactinfamilies'pocketsandenvironmentalconsequences. — GaryDrenik,Forbes,28Oct.2021 Seenthroughhereyes,thedinnerpartyguestsandothersubsidiarycharacters,includinghermaddeningmotherandherboredco-workersatadead-endpost-collegejob,arevividlydrawnwitheconomicalbrushstrokes. — WashingtonPost,28Oct.2021 Theparks’mosteconomicalhotelsrunabout$200pernight,evenduringslowseasons. — SusanGlaser,cleveland,21Oct.2021 Aneconomicalsolutionforfindingaffordablehousingforyoungergenerations,Halesaid,mightbeamassingenoughpropertytobuildmultiplehousesorapartments. — AlixelCabrera,TheSaltLakeTribune,20Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'economical.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofeconomical 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense3 LearnMoreAbouteconomical Shareeconomical PosttheDefinitionofeconomicaltoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofeconomicalonTwitter TimeTravelerforeconomical Thefirstknownuseofeconomicalwas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNeareconomical economic economical economically SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoeconomical economicalprices Statisticsforeconomical LastUpdated 28Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Economical.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economical.Accessed9Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforeconomical economical adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofeconomical :usingmoney,resources,etc.,carefully —usedtodescribeaproductthatisnotexpensivetoownanduse SeethefulldefinitionforeconomicalintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary economical adjective eco·​nom·​i·​cal |\ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-kəl ,ˌē-\ KidsDefinitionofeconomical 1 :usingwhatisavailablecarefullyandwithoutwaste:frugal economicalcooking 2 :operatingwithlittlewaste aneconomicalcar OtherWordsfromeconomical economically adverb ChoosetheRightSynonymforeconomical economical,thrifty,andsparingmeancarefulintheuseofmoneyorgoods.economicalmeansusingthingsinthebestpossiblewaywithoutwastinganything. She'saneconomicalcookwhofeedsuswell. thriftyisusedwhensomeonemanagesthingswellandisindustrious. Athriftyshoppercansavemoney. sparingisusedwhensomeonespendsorusesaslittleaspossible. Theyareverysparingingivingmoneytocharity. 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