economical
adjective
avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty.
uneconomically
-
a word derived from
economical.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Manufacturers could slow down rather than operate uneconomically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
"As prices continue to go up and then the higher pricing extends, the other members are likely to be forced to stop production due to uneconomically high energy costs."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2021
The interface has often befuddled users, burying tasks under submenus and uneconomically using large swaths of space to feature memory-hogging images.
From The Verge ● Oct. 5, 2017
Yet efficient growers cannot take advantage of their progress because cotton has been grown under an uneconomically high.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adding good new land for diversified crops is offset by abandoning poor land now uneconomically farmed.
From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
