eco·nom·ic /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə-/
(a.)經濟上的,實用的,節省的
economic
經濟
E·co·nom·ic E·co·nom·ic·al a.
1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. “In this economical misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.]”
2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs.
And doth employ her economic art
And busy care, her household to preserve. --Sir J. Davies.
3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
Just rich enough, with economic care,
To save a pittance. --Harte.
4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; using the minimum of time or effort or resources required for effectiveness; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time; an economic use of home heating oil. [wns=3]
5. of or pertaining to the national or regional economy; relating to political economy; relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to the production or consumption of goods and services of a nation or region; as, economic growth; economic purposes; economical truths; an economic downturn.
These matters economical and political. --J. C. Shairp.
There was no economical distress in England to prompt the enterprises of colonization. --Palfrey.
Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes, lands, and the employment of the people. --H. C. Baird.
6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
Note: ☞ Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal, saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning pertaining to the management of a household, or of public affairs.
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economic
adj 1: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and
management of material wealth; "economic growth";
"aspects of social, political, and economical life"
[syn: economical]
2: of or relating to the science of economics; "economic
theory"
3: concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially
money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic
reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons";
"in economic terms they are very privileged"
4: financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep
the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to
make it economic to continue the service"
5: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for
effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a
modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of
her time" [syn: economical]