cost-efficient
Americanadjective
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- cost-efficiency noun
- cost-efficiently adverb
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The International Olympic Committee's stated aims are to encourage a programme that is "balanced, youth-focused and cost-efficient".
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 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
More cost-efficient platforms and a prolonged hybrid and internal-combustion-engine cycle should provide relief to cash flow and margins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
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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