cost-effective
Use Cost-effective in a sentence
ɪˈfɛk adjective
producing optimum results for the expenditure.
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| cost-effective | |
| —adj | |
| providing adequate financial return in relation to outlay | |
| cost-effectiveness | |
| —n | |
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Cost-effective
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Example sentences
And it would drive space ship developers to create safe yet cost-effective vehicles.
Several pilot programs have found that doing so is a cost-effective way to reduce emissions.
Energy-efficient technologies are cost-effective now, but the market is set up to discourage efficiency.
Food and gas are so expensive it's more cost-effective to stay home and diet.
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