Word Meaning

economical definition and meaning

a. Pertaining to the household; domestic.
a. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs.
a. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
a. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time.
a. Relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths.
a. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.

Crossword clues for economical

- Frugal
- Methodical