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cost-effective

🇬🇧 UK/'kɔ:stə'fektɪv/🇺🇸 US/kɒst ɪ'fektɪv/

Definitions

adj.

Providing good value or results relative to the money spent; economical

划算的;成本效益好的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
costprice, expense, loss
+
efout of, former
+
fectmake, do
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=cost-effective

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Solar energy has become a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

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