cost-efficient

American  

[kawst-i-fish-uhnt, kost-] / ˈkɔst ɪˈfɪʃ ənt, ˈkɒst- /

adjective

1. cost-effective.

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Other Word Forms

• cost-efficiency noun
• cost-efficiently adverb

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Example Sentences

Researchers emphasize that primary care providers can integrate the new intervention as a sustainable, cost-efficient strategy to prevent type 2 diabetes on a large scale.

From Science Daily

Its customer base that includes Japanese carmakers has witnessed falling sales due to tightened auto loans and consumers opting for more environmentally friendly and fuel cost-efficient choices in electric vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

And given the uncertainty that surrounds air travel right now, the option to make changes in the most cost-efficient way could be valuable.

From MarketWatch

However, its website lists one of the benefits of working with them as being cost-efficient because it "eliminates the need for expensive set-ups, MUA artists, venue rentals, stage setting, photographers, travel expenses, hiring models".

From BBC

"It's just so much more energy-efficient and so much more cost-efficient," he adds.

From BBC