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cost-effective

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


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Speaking on the appointed site which is currently waste ground, Mike Nesbitt said interim and temporary facilities which had been discussed proved not to be cost effective.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Meta and Broadcom’s jointly developed application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs, are unlikely to be as powerful overall as Nvidia’s graphics-processing units but could be more cost effective for running the company’s ranking and recommendation systems.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“While we are developing more cost effective models, it is absolutely urgent that we get people off our streets immediately,” Herman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

As Holley has explained, the difficulty lies in making recovery practical and cost effective at scale.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

Bedevilled by limited financial resources, they regard the new medium as a cost effective way of disseminating their messages.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel