What is the meaning of economical?

Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness.
- usage: "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
- synonyms: economic
Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth.
- usage: "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
- synonyms: economic
Avoiding waste.
- usage: "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
- synonyms: frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

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