Meanings
eco1
comparative more eco · superlative most eco
- abbreviationclippingClipping of ecological: environmentally friendly or sensitive.
Check the eco credentials of your paint – not all are what they say on the tin.
2019, Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr, Old House Eco Handbook, page 1561 more example
Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point […]
2008 December 28, Lucy Siegle, “Why older isn't always wiser”, in The Observer - abbreviationclippingClipping of economy (“affording economical use, e.g. of an appliance”).
This vacuum cleaner has an eco setting which preserves battery life.
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ECO3
plural ECOs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of eternally collapsing object, a type of black hole replacement, to avoid having gravitational singularities.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Energy Company Obligation.
- abbreviationinitialismboard gamesInitialism of Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
Origin
eco · noun
From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.
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eco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco
“eco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco.
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