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# efficiency gains

noun phrase (efficiency gains, plural)

«efficiency gains» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, business jargon) doing the same work with fewer people or less money; often means job cuts.
2. (literal) improvements in efficiency (getting more for less).

### In the lessons

Business and government use it to make job and budget cuts sound positive; jargon. All regions.

### Examples

- The company expects efficiency gains from the new computers (= fewer staff).
- Efficiency gains saved the factory money.
- Workers feared «efficiency gains» meant losing their jobs.
- New engines give efficiency gains of ten percent (literal).
- The report promised efficiency gains in the hospital.
- Efficiency gains came from closing two offices.

### Note

Often hides «job cuts». In science, efficiency gain is a real improvement: more output for less input.