economical

«economical» in Mova's school dictionary: Using money, fuel, time or materials carefully without waste — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (economical; more economical, most economical)

meaning for a pupil

1) Using money, fuel, time or materials carefully without waste. tree →

2) Cheap to run or use, giving good value. tree →

3) economical with the truth (informal, humorous): not telling the whole truth. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths shopping problems: "which pack is more economical?" means which gives more for the money (best value). In everyday life: an economical car uses little petrol. Phrases: economical with, economical to run, more economical.

examples

• The big box of cereal is more economical than two small ones. tree →
• Our new car is very economical on petrol. tree →
• Be economical with the glue so it lasts. tree →
• Which is more economical: 6 eggs for 3 dollars or 12 eggs for 5 dollars? tree →
• Walking is the most economical way to get to school. tree →
• He was being economical with the truth. tree →
• No matter what was put into it, it cooked deliciously whatever was wanted without any firing—truly a very economical saucepan. tree →

note

Do not confuse with "economic", which means about the economy or money in general (economic news). Maths: to find the more economical deal, work out the price of one item (unit price) and compare.

In the corpora

• "Economical with the truth" means lying or leaving out important facts (UK).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «economical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.