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cost–effective
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cost–effective
(adjective)
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cost–effective
/
ˈ
kɑːstə
ˈ
fɛktɪv/
adjective
cost–effective
/
ˈ
kɑːstə
ˈ
fɛktɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of COST–EFFECTIVE
[
more cost–effective; most cost–effective
]
:
producing good results without costing a lot of money
They need a more
cost-effective
[=
economical
] way to store data.
It's just not
cost-effective
for us to have two cars.
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— cost–effectiveness
noun
[
noncount
]
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