American Dictionary
Definition economical in American English
economical
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
People often confuse economic and economical.
Use economical to describe methods, products, machines, etc. that are not expensive or do not waste money or other resources:
✗ They want people to buy more economic cars.
✓ They want people to buy more economical cars.
✗ Email is an efficient and economic way of contacting a large number of people.
✓ Email is an efficient and economical way of contacting a large number of people.
Use economic to describe things that are related to the economy of a country and how well it is performing:
✗ a long period of economical growth
✓ a long period of economic growth
✗ a serious economical crisis
✓ a serious economic crisis
The material is an economical substitute for plastic or steel.
not wasting anything
a beautifully economical process
an economical gesture
Garland's prose is economical and expressive.
