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efficient

[ ih-fish-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; having and using requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable:

    a reliable, efficient assistant.

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  2. satisfactory and economical to use:

    Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.

  3. producing an effect, as a cause; causative.
  4. utilizing a particular commodity or product with the least waste of resources or effort (usually used in combination):

    a fuel-efficient engine.



efficient

/ ɪˈɪʃəԳ /

adjective

  1. functioning or producing effectively and with the least waste of effort; competent
  2. philosophy producing a direct effect; causative
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ھ·Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz··ھ·Գ adjective
  • ܲ·-·ھ·Գ adjective
  • ···ھ·Գ adjective
  • ܲ··ھ·Գ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of efficient1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin efficient- (stem of ڴھŧԲ ), equivalent to ef- ef- + fic-, combining form of facere “to make, do 1 ” + -ent- -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of efficient1

C14: from Latin ڴھŧԲ effecting
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Leonard was efficient, scoring 28 points, shooting 11 for 18 from the field and three for five from three-point range.

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Elon Musk slanders Social Security as “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time”; he and Trump assert that it is shot through with fraud, when it’s one of the most fiscally efficient programs in government.

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And already, it is helping him create a more efficient and repeatable throw, one in which more power is being generated from his legs and smoothly flowing through the rest of his body.

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They’ve worked with Mayor Karen Bass and her office, the local government in the Palisades and Steadfast LA, Rick Caruso’s nonprofit, to find the most efficient and expedient way to rebuild the rec center.

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Mayer doubled up on her jab and controlled the distance but was countered by Ryan's efficient timing and hooks.

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What are other ways to say efficient?

A person or a thing that is efficient performs or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort. But efficient isn’t quite the same as effectual, efficacious, or effective! Find out why on .

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