cost-efficient

adjective

cost-ef·​fi·​cient ˈkȯst-i-ˈfi-shənt How to pronounce cost-efficient (audio)
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To help make these trips more cost-efficient, 20 Forbes Business Council members detail their favorite money-saving tips for business travel. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 This is the second agreement under the mini first-look deal model introduced by Universal Television in May, which involves shorter-term, cost-efficient non-exclusive pacts focused solely on development. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 Finding the easiest and most cost-efficient way to bring in sand is no easy task. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025 The agency also has a long-term goal to send more missions to the moon and Mars in a cost-efficient way. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cost-efficient

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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 12 Sep. 2025.

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