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Meaning of cost-effective | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.

Equivalents

Bosanski isplativ исплатив
Dansk kosteffektiv
Deutsch kosteneffizient
Suomi kustannustehokas kustannustehokas taloudellinen
Français rentable
Hrvatski isplativ исплатив
Magyar költséghatékony
Polski opłacalny
Српски isplativ исплатив
Svenska lönande lönsam prisvärd
Türkçe hesaplı

Examples

“"Secondly, we have to find more cost-effective ways of electrifying. And we've had a real breakthrough in the last couple of years in terms of bridge clearances and immunisation, meaning we've been able to take hundreds of millions of pounds off the cost of electrification.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cost-efficient cost-free cost-prohibitive cost-saving Costa Rican costable

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