Cost-effective Adjective - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of cost-effective adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cost-effective adjective  /ˌkɒst ɪˈfektɪv/  /ˌkɔːst ɪˈfektɪv/(also cost-efficient) jump to other results

1. giving the best possible profit or benefits in comparison with the money that is spent
   • a cost-effective way to fight crime
   Oxford Collocations DictionaryCost-effective is used with these nouns:
   • solution
   • way
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See cost-effective in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee cost-effective in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: cost-effective

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Nearby words

• Costco
• cost-cutting noun
• cost-effective adjective
• cost-effectively adverb
• cost-effectiveness noun

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