"economical" meaning in English

See economical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl/ [US] Audio: En-us-economical.ogg Forms: more economical [comparative], most economical [superlative]
Etymology: From economic + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyḱ-|*nem-}}, {{suffix|en|economic|al}} economic + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} economical (comparative more economical, superlative most economical)
  1. Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty. Translations (careful with money): икономичен (ikonomičen) (Bulgarian), 節約的 (Chinese Mandarin), 节约的 (jiéyuē de) (Chinese Mandarin), hospodárný (Czech), spaarzaam (Dutch), zuinig (Dutch), säästeliäs (Finnish), säästäväinen (Finnish), économe (French), sparsam (German), wirtschaftlich (German), ökonomisch (German), οικονομικός (oikonomikós) (Greek), gazdaságos (Hungarian), eacnamaíoch (Irish), eacnamúil (Irish), parcus (Latin), ekonomisks (Latvian), اقتصادی (eqtesâdi) (Persian), эконо́мный (ekonómnyj) (Russian), бережли́вый (berežlívyj) (Russian), cùramach (Scottish Gaelic), varčen (Slovene), gospodaren (Slovene), ekonomičen (Slovene), sparsam (Swedish), еконо́мний (ekonómnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-economical-en-adj-voBb9fFu Disambiguation of 'careful with money': 88 11 0 1
  2. Saving money or resources. Translations (saving money or resources): edullinen (Finnish), taloudellinen (Finnish), économique (French), οικονομικός (oikonomikós) (Greek), gazdaságos (Hungarian), eacnamaíoch (Irish), eacnamúil (Irish), اقتصادی (eqtesâdi) (Persian), экономи́чный (ekonomíčnyj) (Russian), еконо́мний (ekonómnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-economical-en-adj-AQXCSZNb Disambiguation of 'saving money or resources': 4 94 0 2
  3. (dated) Relating to economy in any other sense. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-economical-en-adj-Jsehp6KN
  4. (cricket) Having a low economy rate. Categories (topical): Cricket, Economics
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: economicall [obsolete], œconomical [archaic], œconomicall [obsolete] Related terms: economic

Alternative forms

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    "en:Economics"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "agroeconomical"
    },
    {
      "word": "bioeconomical"
    },
    {
      "word": "economically"
    },
    {
      "word": "economicalness"
    },
    {
      "word": "economical with the truth"
    },
    {
      "word": "geoeconomical"
    },
    {
      "word": "noneconomical"
    },
    {
      "word": "pharmacoeconomical"
    },
    {
      "word": "socio-political-economical"
    },
    {
      "word": "uneconomical"
    },
    {
      "word": "uneconomicalness"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "root"
    },
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        "3": "al"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From economic + -al.",
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    {
      "form": "more economical",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most economical",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "economic"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "He was an economical person by nature.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prudent",
          "prudent"
        ],
        [
          "thrifty",
          "thrifty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The new, eco-friendly bicycle was an economical purchase.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 March, “The new Glasgow Central signalbox”, in Trains Illustrated, page 177:",
          "text": "The whole [resignalling] scheme has proved more economical than the construction of a new Clyde bridge.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saving money or resources."
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1854, Patrick Edward Dove, The Elements of Political Science, part 2, page 246:",
          "text": "In economical science, value and the power of producing value are taken into consideration.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economical Theory, page 218:",
          "text": "By Use, then, in the sense given it by the Say-Hermann school, we have to think of an objective useful element which proceeds from goods, and acquires independent economical existence as well as independent economical value.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Who's Who in the Arab World, page 312:",
          "text": "Doctor in Economical Sciences.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, New Techniques and Technologies in Mining, page 20:",
          "text": "Economical function usually has anti-crisis orientation and forms stable economical development of the state.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to economy in any other sense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "economy",
          "economy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Relating to economy in any other sense."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "expensive"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "en:Cricket"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having a low economy rate."
      ],
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        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
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        [
          "economy rate",
          "economy rate"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket) Having a low economy rate."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "economicall"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "œconomical"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "œconomicall"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ikonomičen",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "икономичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "節約的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiéyuē de",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "节约的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "hospodárný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "spaarzaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "zuinig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "säästeliäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "säästäväinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "économe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "sparsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "wirtschaftlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "ökonomisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "oikonomikós",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "οικονομικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "gazdaságos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "eacnamaíoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "eacnamúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "parcus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "ekonomisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "eqtesâdi",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "اقتصادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekonómnyj",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "эконо́мный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "berežlívyj",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "бережли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "cùramach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "varčen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "gospodaren"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "ekonomičen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "sparsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ekonómnyj",
      "sense": "careful with money",
      "word": "еконо́мний"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "edullinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "taloudellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "économique"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "oikonomikós",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "οικονομικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "gazdaságos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "eacnamaíoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "eacnamúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "eqtesâdi",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "اقتصادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekonomíčnyj",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "экономи́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ekonómnyj",
      "sense": "saving money or resources",
      "word": "еконо́мний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "economical"
}

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