economy-size

[ih-kon-uh-mee-sahyz]

e·con·o·my-size

[ih-kon-uh-mee-sahyz]
adjective
1.
larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
2.
smaller in size and costing less: economy-size cars.
Also, e·con·o·my-sized.


Origin:
1945–50
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Economy-size has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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