cost-effective
Americanadjective
adjective
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- cost-effectively adverb
- cost-effectiveness noun
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Its findings point to a cost-effective, readily available strategy that may one day support people affected by AD across the globe.
From Science Daily
“This decision is crafted to achieve the least disruptive, most efficient, and most cost-effective means to ensuring our division’s compliance with division policy and state law.”
From Washington Post
This will help you and your doctor figure out whether there’s a more cost-effective option.
From Washington Post
But in the last year, I’ve tested a few eSIM services when I left the country and found them to be cost-effective and zippy.
From New York Times
Even so, they noted that even at higher spending levels driven by commercial pricing, COVID-19 vaccination is likely to be cost-effective compared to not vaccinating, given the economic benefit of preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
From Washington Times
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