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efficient
[ ih-fish-uhnt ]
adjective
a reliable, efficient assistant.
Synonyms:
- satisfactory and economical to use:
Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.
- producing an effect, as a cause; causative.
- utilizing a particular commodity or product with the least waste of resources or effort (usually used in combination):
a fuel-efficient engine.
efficient
/ ɪˈɪʃəԳ /
adjective
- functioning or producing effectively and with the least waste of effort; competent
- philosophy producing a direct effect; causative
Derived Forms
- ˈھԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ھ·Գ· adverb
- ԴDz··ھ·Գ adjective
- ܲ·-·ھ·Գ adjective
- ···ھ·Գ adjective
- ܲ··ھ·Գ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of efficient1
Word History and Origins
Origin of efficient1
Example Sentences
The BHC argues the most efficient support the government could offer is through halving VAT for salons, because staff wages make up 60% of their costs.
According to ORR policies, they made sure children were released “in a safe, efficient, manner without unnecessary delay.”
In those markets, as famously illustrated by Adam Smith’s “invisible hand,” thoughtful buyers and sellers create efficient outcomes as a result of their pursuit of personal profit.
Mr Jackson said it could make the overall system more efficient and reduce the amount of network upgrades needed to shift the electricity from where it's generated to where it's consumed.
“Like everything else, we’re fixing a lot of problems, trying to be efficient,” he said.
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are other ways to say efficient?
A person or a thing that is efficient performs or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort. But efficient isn’t quite the same as effectual, efficacious, or effective! Find out why on .
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