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Adjective: economical  `e-ku'nó-mi-kul or `ee-ku'nó-mi-kul
  1. Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
    "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
    - economic
     
  2. Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
    "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
    - economic
     
  3. Avoiding waste
    "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"
    - frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

See also: economy, efficient, thrifty

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