cost-efficient
Americanadjective
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- cost-efficiency noun
- cost-efficiently adverb
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"Its more realistic trajectory is to become the world's largest AI adoption market, embedding AI at scale through digital public infrastructure and cost-efficient applications," she said.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
He warned that Nvidia’s profit margins could crumble as competitors develop their own cost-efficient chips.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
Miliband told the BBC that the government's plan is the "the most cost-efficient long-term way to make a difference to people" and bring energy bills down.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
They prefer HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to other local peers, citing its cost-efficient approach in the defense sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Outsourcing news bulletins to India also allows Reuters to extend the breadth of its reporting to more small-cap companies, companies it was not cost-efficient for Reuters to follow before with higher-paid journalists in New York.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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