economical

1. 1.

   using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

   “an economic use of home heating oil”

   “a modern economical heating system”

   “an economical use of her time”

   Synonymseconomic

   Similarefficient
2. 2.

   of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

   “economic growth”

   “aspects of social, political, and economical life”

   Synonymseconomic
3. 3.

   avoiding waste

   “an economical meal”

   “an economical shopper”

   “a frugal farmer”

   “a frugal lunch”

   “a sparing father and a spending son”

   “sparing in their use of heat and light”

   “stinting in bestowing gifts”

   “thrifty because they remember the great Depression”

   “`scotch' is used only informally”

   Synonymsfrugalscotchsparingstinting

   Similarthrifty

   colloquialism

Questions about economical

What does economical mean?

economical means "using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in economical?

economical has 5 syllables: ec-o-no-mi-cal. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl/.

What is another word for economical?

Close synonyms include economic, economic, frugal, scotch, sparing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is economical a common word?

economical is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with economical?

2 words rhyme with economical. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.