efficient
US /ɪˈfɪʃnt/
adjective Core · B1 Văn phòng Công nghệ & kỹ thuật Môi trường & tiện ích
Definition
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Implementing automated software makes inventory management significantly more efficient.
Word Family
Synonyms
- productiveproducing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
- streamlinedcontour economically or efficiently
Collocations
- Easy efficient worker in the teamdescribing efficient worker in the team (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)
- Medium fuel-efficient company vehiclea collocation phrase: fuel-efficient company vehicle
- Hard streamlined and efficient supply chainto streamlined and efficient supply chain, meaning to contour economically or efficiently
- Very Hard semi-strong efficient market hypothesis validitya collocation phrase: semi-strong efficient market hypothesis validity
- Medium energy-efficienta collocation phrase: energy-efficient
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