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Definition of Cost-effective
1. Adjective. Productive relative to the cost.
Definition of Cost-effective
1. Adjective. Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cost-effective
1. A term describing a resource that is available within the time it is needed and is able to meet or reduce electrical power demand at an estimated incremental system cost no greater than that of the least-costly, similarly reliable and available alternative. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cost-effective
Literary usage of Cost-effective
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"So it's not cost-effective for some big corporation to figure out how to use or
sell these—so what? It's not cost-effective for some big dumb record label ..."
2. Alternative Farming Systems by K. Schnieder (1994)
"Technologies for improving energy efficiency can be conceptualized into three
types: 1) those that are cost-effective (but perhaps not used), ..."
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