cost-efficient

adjective

cost-ef·​fi·​cient ˈkȯst-i-ˈfi-shənt How to pronounce cost-efficient (audio)
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This is the latest example of brands and communications firms looking to tie closer to film and TV producers and decision makers to create new IP, as companies search for cost-efficient and creative ways to finance ideas. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2025 For schools, low-tech options such as paper and pencils remain more cost-efficient than high-tech options. Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 6 May 2025 Trump rebuilding Alcatraz is not about operating a cost-efficient supermax prison. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 Panelists agreed that diversion often proves more effective and cost-efficient than traditional emergency responses. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cost-efficient

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cost-efficient was in 1913

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“Cost-efficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost-efficient. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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