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# economical

adjective (economical; more economical, most economical)

«economical» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Using money, fuel, time or materials carefully without waste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#m1)
2. Cheap to run or use, giving good value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#m2)
3. economical with the truth (informal, humorous): not telling the whole truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x1)
- Our new car is very economical on petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x2)
- Be economical with the glue so it lasts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x3)
- Which is more economical: 6 eggs for 3 dollars or 12 eggs for 5 dollars? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x4)
- Walking is the most economical way to get to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x5)
- He was being economical with the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x6)
- No matter what was put into it, it cooked deliciously whatever was wanted without any firing—truly a very economical saucepan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «economical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/economical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«economical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/economical.html) on Mova free.