COST-EFFECTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cost-effective mean? 

• COST-EFFECTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective COST-EFFECTIVE has 1 sense:

1. productive relative to the cost

  Familiarity information: COST-EFFECTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COST-EFFECTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Productive relative to the cost

Synonyms:

cost-effective; cost-efficient

Similar:

efficient (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)

 Context examples 

The ability to sell or otherwise use carbon after removing it from the atmosphere would help make carbon capture and storage methods more cost-effective, and therefore more scalable.

(Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Preparation of a homeopathic substance with a ratio of one part original material to 100 parts of water; a faster and cost-effective dilution method developed by Semyon Korsakov.

(Centesimal Korsakovian Series of Attenuation, NCI Thesaurus)

The method was undoubtedly a step forward, as it allowed for more cost-effective diagnosis.

(New method to classify brain tumour in children, SciDev.Net)

The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) will unite the newest technologies, along with those both cost-effective and capable of high-throughput, to identify all the genes responsible for the establishment and growth of cancer.

(Cancer Genome Anatomy Project, NCI Thesaurus)

Preventing kidney disease by screening for diabetes, tackling obesity and managing blood sugar levels and high blood pressure are known to be more cost-effective than treating for renal complications.

(Managing diabetes key to lowering kidney disease, SciDev.Net)

By analysing the composition of sounds in a forest — called a soundscape — scientists can make cost-effective and reliable assessment of the forest, according to a new study conducted in Papua New Guinea.

(Scientists record the sound of intact forest, SciDev.Net)

Biological pest control isn’t always a viable or cost-effective substitute for insecticides because there isn’t always the right biological control agent available for a pest, and even when there is, it may be costly to provide for its habitat needs.

(Study estimates true value of ladybird as biocontrol, SciDev.Net)