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cost-effective

American  
[kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-] / ˈkɔst ɪˈfɛk tɪv, ˈkɒst- /

adjective

  1. producing optimum results for the expenditure.

cost-effective British  

adjective

  1. providing adequate financial return in relation to outlay

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One month is probably the utmost effective life of an aeroplane on hard active service and it may well be a good deal less.

From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various

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