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economy-size

or e·con·o·my-sized

[ ih-kon-uh-mee-sahyz ]
/ ɪˈkɒn ə miˌsaɪz /

adjective

larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
smaller in size and costing less: economy-size cars.

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Nearby words

  1. economo's disease,
  2. economy,
  3. economy class,
  4. economy of scale,
  5. economy-class syndrome,
  6. ecophysiology,
  7. ecopolitics,
  8. ecoregion,
  9. ecorse,
  10. ecospecies

Origin of economy-size

First recorded in 1945–50
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019