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- DictionaryEf·fi·cien·cy/əˈfiSHənsē/
noun
- 1. the state or quality of being efficient: "greater energy efficiency"
the quality of achieving the largest amount of useful work using as little energy, fuel, effort, etc. as possible: Families and business need to take steps to maximize energy efficiency. Streamlining cars increases their fuel efficiency.
Definitions of efficiency. noun. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort. “she did the work with great efficiency ”. see more. noun. the ratio of the output to the input of any system. see more. Pronunciation.
Efficiency is the often measurable ability to avoid making mistakes or wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time while performing a task. In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste.
5 days ago · 1. ability to produce a desired effect, product, etc. with a minimum of effort, expense, or waste; quality or fact of being efficient. 2. the ratio of effective work to the energy expended in producing it, as of a machine; output divided by input. 3.
noun [ U ] uk / ɪˈfɪʃ ə nsi / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B2. a good use of time and energy, without wasting any: fuel efficiency. We must improve the efficiency of the industry. (Definition of efficiency from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of efficiency. in Chinese (Traditional) 效率, 效能, 功效…
EFFICIENCY meaning: 1 : the ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy the quality or degree of being efficient (technical); 2 : efficiency apartment.
[uncountable] (technology) the relationship between the amount of energy that goes into a machine or an engine, and the amount that it produces. [countable] = efficiency apartment. See efficiency in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: efficiency. Definition of efficiency noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
