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cost-effective

[kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-] / ˈkɔst ɪˈfɛk tɪv, ˈkɒst- /
ADJECTIVE
economical
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STRONGEST


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In a study published in the Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy, Sujith Ramachandran, associate professor of pharmacy administration, explained that a treatment can be cost-effective without being cost-saving for insurers.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Huawei revamped the design for its latest Ascend 950 chip, making it more cost-effective.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"We want to find a solution that's proportionate and cost-effective, and keeps bills as low as we can, really."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“We’re shipping quickly across a wide range of models while keeping them highly cost-effective for customers,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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