1 providing good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent:
an economical car to run (= one that does not use too much petrol / gas) * It would be more economical to buy the bigger size.
2 using no more of sth than is necessary:
an economical use of land / space * an economical prose style (= one that uses no unnecessary words)
3 not spending more money than necessary:
He was economical in all areas of his life.
IDIOMS
economical with the truth a way of saying that sb has left out some important facts, when you do not want to say that they are lying
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In this entry, economical is tagged as adjective.
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