cost-effective
adjective
producing optimum results for the expenditure.
cost-effectively
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a word derived from
cost-effective.
Example Sentences
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Doing it safely and cost-effectively with modern infrastructure is hard but sometimes, even in remotest places, it's an option worth taking.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
By embedding microscopic silicon “bridges” directly onto a chip’s base, microchips can exchange data at ultrahigh speeds, delivering massive AI performance efficiently and cost-effectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“The Budget fully funds the lunar landers, space suits, lunar surface systems, and astronaut transportation systems necessary to safely and cost-effectively expand America’s presence to the surface of the Moon,” the budget reads in part.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
This approach allowed the team to test more samples cost-effectively, much like the strategies employed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
There was finally consensus that with lower prices from generic drug companies for second-line antibiotics, MDR could be treated cost-effectively.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
