cost effective

Main Entry:
cost-effective [kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: economical
Synonyms: practical, profitable, worthwhile
Main Entry: economical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: conservative with resources; careful
Synonyms: avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost-effective, curmudgeonly, efficient, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, time-saving, unwasteful, watchful, work-saving
Notes: economic means 'pertaining to the production and use of income' and economical is 'avoiding waste, being careful of resources'
Antonyms: careless, expensive, uncareful, uneconomical, wasteful
Main Entry: profitable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: advantageous; money-making
Synonyms: assisting, beneficial, commercial, conducive, contributive, cost-effective, effective, effectual, favorable, fruitful, gainful, going, good, in the black, instrumental, lucrative, paid off, paying, paying well, practical, pragmatic, productive, remunerative, rewarding, self-sustaining, serviceable, successful, sustaining, sweet*, useful, valuable, well-paying, worthwhile
Antonyms: disadvantageous, unprofitable
Main Entry: Scotch
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: economical
Synonyms: avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost-effective, curmudgeonly, efficient, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight*, time-saving, unwasteful, watchful, work-saving
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