cost-ef·fec·tive

[kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-]
adjective
producing optimum results for the expenditure.

cost-ef·fec·tive·ly, adverb
cost-ef·fec·tive·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To cost-effective
Collins
World English Dictionary
cost-effective
 
adj
providing adequate financial return in relation to outlay
 
cost-effectiveness
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Cost-effective is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT