cost-effective (**코**스트 이**펙**티브) — achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɔːst ɪˈfektɪv/
Korean meaning: 비용 대비 효과적인, 경제적인
Korean pronunciation: **코**스트 이**펙**티브
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's cost-effective diet plan: eat everything on your plate because 'money doesn't grow on trees!'
- The company found that remote work was more cost-effective than renting office space.
- His cost-effective dating strategy: Netflix and actually chill (because heating bills are expensive).
cost-effective
ADJECTIVE//ˈkɔːst ɪˈfektɪv//
achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
a professional business manager holds up a simple but high-quality printer while pointing at its reasonable price tag. She compares it to an expensive luxury printer nearby that costs three times more but offers similar basic functions. The store clerk nods approvingly while showing a chart demonstrating how the affordable printer saves money over time with lower ink costs. Other customers in the background examine products and calculators, making similar smart purchasing decisions. achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
Being selective makes it cost-effective and protective!
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Origin
20세기 중반 비즈니스 용어로 등장한 복합형용사입니다. 'cost'는 라틴어 'constare'(함께 서다, 비용이 들다)에서, 'effective'는 라틴어 'efficere'(달성하다)에서 왔습니다.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's cost-effective diet plan: eat everything on your plate because 'money doesn't grow on trees!'”
“The company found that remote work was more cost-effective than renting office space.”
“His cost-effective dating strategy: Netflix and actually chill (because heating bills are expensive).”
“LED bulbs are cost-effective because they last longer and use less energy.”
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