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cost-effective

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

productive relative to the cost

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cost-efficient

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: kosteffektiv — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Danish: omkostningseffektiv — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Esperanto: profitiga — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Finnish: taloudellinen — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Finnish: kustannustehokas — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • French: rentable — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • German: kosteneffizient — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Hungarian: költséghatékony — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Irish: cost-éifeachtúil — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kostnadseffektiv — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kostnadseffektiv — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Polish: opłacalny — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Swedish: lönande — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Swedish: kostnadseffektiv — return of benefit justifying an investment
  • Swedish: lönsam — return of benefit justifying an investment