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adjective

economical

CEFR B2

careful not to waste money, fuel, or effort; thrifty

In a sentence

Six example sentences with economical, each labelled with its topic.

  • Wartime households were economical with everything, saving string, reusing envelopes and boiling bones twice for soup.

    History

  • During a recession shoppers grow economical, choosing store brands and resoling old shoes instead of buying new pairs.

    Economics

  • The chef is economical with butter, using a single tablespoon where most recipes would call for half a stick.

    Cooking

  • Economical travelers book overnight trains, saving a hotel night and waking up in the next city.

    Travel

  • The design is economical with materials, using one column type throughout so nothing is cut twice.

    Architecture

  • The founders were economical with the seed money, renting desks by the day and buying secondhand laptops.

    Startups

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