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Main Entry:	economical [ek-uh-nom-i-kuhl, ee-kuh-] Show IPA
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

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