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cost-efficient

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
cost--ef-fi-cient
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

efficient with respect to cost; producing a large effect relative to cost

Inflected Forms

more cost-efficient (comparative) most cost-efficient (superlative)

Phrases

cost efficiency

Frequently Paired Words

cost efficiency

Synonyms

cost-effective

Rhymes With

efficient sufficient self-sufficient insufficient inefficient coefficient deficient proficient omniscient immunodeficient haploinsufficient superefficient

Questions

What does cost-efficient mean?
efficient with respect to cost; producing a large effect relative to cost

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