ec·o·nom·i·cal 
(ĕk′ə-nŏmĭ-kəl, ē′kə-)
(ĕk′ə-nŏmĭ-kəl, ē′kə-)adj.
1. Designed or functioning to make effective use of money or effort invested: an economical heating system; an economical approach to control of corporate growth.
2. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing.
3. Sparing in the amount of items involved to achieve a desired result: an economical writing style; threw an economical 12 pitches in the first inning.
ec′o·nomi·cal·ly adv.
- teachable
- teachableness
- teachably
- teacher
- teacher bird
- teacherly
- teachers college
- teachers' college
- teacher's pet
- teach-in
- teaching
- teaching assistant
- teaching assistantship
- teaching fellow
- teaching hospital
- teaching machine
- teacup
- teacupful
- tea dance
- tea garden
- teahouse
- teak
- teakettle
- teakwood
- teal