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cost-effective

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


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He believes his business is successful not just because it makes cost-effective products, but also because it provides comprehensive and tailored services, such as engineering, for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

He said planners needed to look at allowing people to "reduce their reliance on the network but do it in a cost-effective way".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

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

“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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