economical
/ˌɛk.əˈnɑ.mɪ.kəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.59 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "He was an economical person by nature."
- "The new, eco-friendly bicycle was an economical purchase."
- "Regular freight trains between Abergavenny and Merthyr were withdrawn on November 24, 1954, because it was found both practicable and more economical to send this traffic by less severely-graded routes."
- "The whole [resignalling] scheme has proved more economical than the construction of a new Clyde bridge."
- "In economical science, value and the power of producing value are taken into consideration."
- "By Use, then, in the sense given it by the Say-Hermann school, we have to think of an objective useful element which proceeds from goods, and acquires independent economical existence as well as independent economical value."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor. Latin oeconomia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin oeconomicusder. Old French iconomikeder. Middle English iconomiquebor. Middle English economike, iconomique English economic English -al English economical From economic + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɛk.əˈnɑ.mɪ.kəl/
- British English: /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more economical (comparative)
most economical (superlative)
economicall (alternative, obsolete)
œconomicall (alternative, obsolete)
œconomical (alternative, archaic)