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   Ef·fi·cient

   /əˈfiSHənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense: "fluorescent lamps are efficient at converting electricity into light" Similar well organizedmethodicalsystematicstructuredwell plannedlogicalcoherentwell regulatedwell runwell orderedorderlybusinesslikesystematizedstreamlinedproductiveeffectivelabor-savingcost-effectiveenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientOpposite inefficientdisorganized
   • ▪ (of a person) working in a well-organized and competent way: "an efficient administrator" Similar well organizedmethodicalsystematicstructuredwell plannedlogicalcoherentwell regulatedwell runwell orderedorderlybusinesslikesystematizedstreamlinedproductiveeffectivelabor-savingcost-effectiveenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientOpposite inefficientdisorganized
   • ▪ preventing the wasteful use of a particular resource: "an energy-efficient heating system"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’, usually in efficient cause): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere (see effect). The current sense dates from the late 18th century.

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