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cost-effective

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


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The littlest Mac has gone viral as a cost-effective way for AI power users to run local large language models that can eat up dozens of gigabytes of RAM, aka memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

These results establish graphene as an accessible and cost-effective system for exploring ideas that are usually associated with extreme environments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Tuesday’s guidance stipulates that various federal agencies will establish cost-effective partnerships with private-sector companies to deploy nuclear reactors in orbit “as early as 2028” and on the Moon by 2030.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

SMRs are viewed as more cost-effective sources of nuclear power.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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