economical
/iːkəˈnɒmɪk(ə)l/
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iːkəˈnɒmɪkəl
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iːkə - ˈnɒmɪkəl -> economical
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economical /i:kǝ'mɒmÇkl, ekǝ-/ adj (approv )
၁။ တွက်ခြေ ကိုက်သော။ တွက်သားကိုက်သော။ ချွေတာရာရောက်သော။
an economical car to run (eg one that does not use a lot of petrol) ❍ Larger tubes of toothpaste are more economical.
၂။ အပိုမလုပ်သော။ အပိုမပါသော။
an economical style of writing (ie one that does not waste words) ❍ She was economical in her movements. ❍ (ironic ) Her statement was somewhat economical with the truth . သူ့စကားဟာ အမှန်တွေကို အကုန်မပြောဘူး။ ချိုထားတယ်။
economically /-kli/ adv : His proposal is not economically sound. ❍ use one's resources economically.
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- It would be more economical to switch the machine off at night.
- The most economical way to run your new business
- The material is an economical substitute for plastic or steel.
- Of course, the car is not the most economical form of transport.
- He always was economical when it came to buying presents.
- A beautifully economical process
- An economical gesture
- Garland’s prose is economical and expressive.
Synonyms
inexpensive, cheap, cheap to run, cost-effective, reasonable, reasonably priced, easy on the pocket, efficient, avaricious, bought for a song, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost next to nothing, cost nothing, curmudgeonly, cut rate, dime a dozen, dirt cheap, dog cheap, fair, frugal, low, low tariff, low-priced, marked down, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, moderate, modest, money-saving, niggardly, on sale, on the rims, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, prudential, quite a buy, reduced, saving, scrimping, skimping, sound, spare, sparing, steal, stingy, thrifty, tight, time-saving, unwasteful, watchful, work-saving
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