cost-effective

[ kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost- ]

adjective

1. producing optimum results for the expenditure.

cost-effective

adjective

1. providing adequate financial return in relation to outlay

Derived Forms

• cost-effectiveness, noun

Other Words From

• cost-ef·fective·ly adverb
• cost-ef·fective·ness noun

Example Sentences

The ad, he said, “got my name out there in a cost-effective way.”

From The Daily Beast

Critics say the program is not cost-effective, that academic gains made at the end of a year fade over time.

From The Daily Beast

And so the national PREA standards lay out concrete, practical, and cost-effective procedures for officials to follow.

From The Daily Beast

Comedy is a cost-effective tactic to unmask this insecurity and undermine tyranny around the world.

From The Daily Beast

It may be cheaper or more cost-effective to take action now than to wait and find we have to pay much more later.

From The Daily Beast

Bedevilled by limited financial resources, they regard the new medium as a cost effective way of disseminating their messages.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• practical
• profitable
• worthwhile