Meanings
comparative more cost-effective · superlative most cost-effective
- Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.
"Secondly, we have to find more cost-effective ways of electrifying. And we've had a real breakthrough in the last couple of years in terms of bridge clearances and immunisation, meaning we've been able to take hundreds of millions of pounds off the cost of electrification.
2020 May 20, Andrew Haines talks to Stefanie Foster, “Repurpose rail for the 2020s”, in Rail, page 33
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveproductive relative to the cost
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish kosteffektiv, omkostningseffektiv
- kosteffektivreturn of benefit justifying an investment
- omkostningseffektivreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Esperanto profitiga
- profitigareturn of benefit justifying an investment
Finnish taloudellinen, kustannustehokas
- taloudellinenreturn of benefit justifying an investment
- kustannustehokasreturn of benefit justifying an investment
French rentable
- rentablereturn of benefit justifying an investment
German kosteneffizient
- kosteneffizientreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Hungarian költséghatékony
- költséghatékonyreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Irish cost-éifeachtúil
- cost-éifeachtúilreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Norwegian Bokmål kostnadseffektiv
- kostnadseffektivreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Polish opłacalny
- opłacalnyreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Swedish lönande, kostnadseffektiv
- lönandereturn of benefit justifying an investment
- kostnadseffektivreturn of benefit justifying an investment
- lönsamreturn of benefit justifying an investment
Cite this entry
cost-effective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost-effective
“cost-effective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost-effective. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cost-effective,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost-effective.
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