EFFICIENT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of efficient in English efficientadjective uk /ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ us /ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way: The city's transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe. We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly. useful

• usefulThese useful gadgets should find a home in every kitchen.
• helpfulThey gave us some really helpful advice.
• valuableHe was able to provide the police with some valuable information.
• invaluableThe Internet is an invaluable resource for teachers.
• constructiveIt was a very constructive discussion.

See more results » working in a way that does not waste a resource (= something valuable such as fuel, water, or money): Modern-day car engines are much more efficient. Try to replace your lightbulbs with more efficient bulbs. See also energy-efficient fuel-efficient Related words efficiently efficiencyOpposite inefficient

• Debbie is directly responsible for the efficient running of the office.
• Recent medical discoveries are already pointing the way to more efficient vaccines.
• Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport.
• We could reduce our costs by developing a more efficient distribution network.

Efficient and effective

• be firing on all cylinders idiom
• businesslike
• clockwork
• come together phrasal verb
• cut through something phrasal verb
• developed
• dispatch
• ergonomic
• ergonomically
• ergonomics
• high-functioning
• hyper-efficient
• seamless
• seamlessly
• smoothly
• snappily
• snappy
• work wonders/miracles idiom
• workable
• worth your salt idiom

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Grammar

Efficient or effective?Efficient and effective are adjectives. … (Definition of efficient from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

efficient | American Dictionary

efficientadjective us /ɪˈfɪʃ·ənt/ Add to word list Add to word list working or operating in a way that gets the results you want without any waste: an efficient organization They are developing a more fuel-efficient car to save gas.

efficiently

adverb us /ɪˈfɪʃ·ənt·li/ She manages the business efficiently. (Definition of efficient from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

efficient | Business English

efficientadjective uk /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ us Add to word list Add to word list using resources such as time, materials, or energy well without wasting any: an efficient method/use/way The car combines an efficient 2.3-liter four-cylinder gas engine with a battery pack and electric motor. He is a leading proponent of broad changes in the Postal Service to make it more efficient and competitive. working well and quickly: an efficient operation/service/system The lawyers working on the case were skilled, efficient, and fair.

efficiently

adverb /ɪˈfɪʃəntli/ Incentives like these encourage airlines to move the maximum number of passengers as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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cost-effective fuel-efficient (Definition of efficient from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of efficient

efficient Repeating this process with a sample group permits the efficient collection of a substantial data set concerning underlying preferences. From the Cambridge English Corpus The late duration rice varieties were also distinguished into two groups, efficient and non-efficient. From the Cambridge English Corpus This leads to an efficient algorithm for generating a random basis of a balanced matroid approximately uniformly. From the Cambridge English Corpus There has been research on teaching techniques for young learners, but what task types are appropriate and efficient for testing children is an under-researched area. From the Cambridge English Corpus I n the future, substantially more-efficient nonviral gene delivery could be used in several settings. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, the leverage of the legislature may be higher, but adaptation by courts may be more efficient. From the Cambridge English Corpus Therefore, an efficient product configuration system is required for a company to handle information regarding the characteristics of many product variants. From the Cambridge English Corpus The need for efficient sampling is a dominant factor determining methodological decisions, but comparative analysis of efficiency has been lacking in the tropical eco-floristic literature. From the Cambridge English Corpus The precise form of mathematical functions describing these effects is established, while approximate methods for efficient computing of these functions are also proposed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Relatively costly interventions may be relatively efficient in terms of the amount of health produced per unit of resources used. From the Cambridge English Corpus Industry-wide pension funds are significantly more efficient than company funds and other funds. From the Cambridge English Corpus Industry funds are significantly more efficient than company funds and other types of pension funds. From the Cambridge English Corpus Leasing to small farmers can also be encouraged, but incentive problems will make these farms somewhat less efficient than small owner-operated farms. From the Cambridge English Corpus In other words, once children have become fluent and efficient readers, cross-linguistic differences in naming latencies for similar items disappear. From the Cambridge English Corpus The ability to focus attention is essential to realizing efficient and robust sensor-guided manipulation. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of efficient These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of efficient?

Translations of efficient

in Chinese (Traditional) 效率高的, 有能力的, 有效的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 效率高的, 有能力的, 有效的… See more in Spanish eficiente, eficiente [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese eficiente, eficiente [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian आखीव पद्धतीने जलद आणि प्रभावीपणे कार्य करणे, प्रभावी नियोजन… See more 効率がいい, 有能（ゆうのう）な, 能率的（のうりつてき）な… See more verimli, ehil, işbilen… See more efficace, économique… See more eficient, eficaç… See more bekwaam, doeltreffend… See more ஒழுங்கமைக்கப்பட்ட வழியில் விரைவாகவும் திறமையாகவும் செயல்படுவது அல்லது இயக்கப்படுவது… See more निपुण, कार्य-कुशल, कुशल… See more કાર્યક્ષમ… See more effektiv… See more effektiv, kompetent… See more cekap, efisien… See more tüchtig, tauglich… See more effektiv, dyktig, økonomisk… See more موثر, اہل, باصلاحیت… See more умілий, кваліфікований, дійовий… See more సమర్థవంతమైన, ఒక వ్యవస్థీకృత మార్గంలో త్వరగా మరియు సమర్థవంతంగా పని చేయడం లేదా పనులు నిర్వహించడం… See more দক্ষ… See more schopný, účinný… See more efisien, memuaskan… See more มีความสามารถ, ทำให้เกิดผลอันน่าพอใจ… See more có năng lực, có hiệu suất cao… See more wydajny, sprawny, kompetentny… See more 능률적인, 실력있는… See more efficiente… See more Need a translator?

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• x-efficient adjective, at x-efficiency
• cost-efficient
• fuel-efficient
• tax-efficient
• efficient market
• energy-efficient
• energy efficient

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