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cost-effective

[kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-] / ˈkɔst ɪˈfɛk tɪv, ˈkɒst- /
ADJECTIVE
economical
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STRONGEST


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This combination could make long-duration missions to Mars more practical and cost-effective.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Musk believes that orbital data centers can be as cost-effective as land-based centers in a few years.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

With the Three Lions' final group game taking place in New Jersey, it is the most cost-effective way to travel to the US and back, with the first stop being Dallas.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Ukraine has become a leader in cost-effective solutions such as portable jammers and acoustic sensors, as well as unmanned robots for evacuating troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French