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Economic

Alt. of Economical

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Efficient 84% connected

Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by e…

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Efficient 84% connected

Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by e…

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Profitable 84% connected

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a pr…

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Profitable 84% connected

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a pr…

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Secular 84% connected

Coming or observed once in an age or a century.

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Secular 84% connected

Coming or observed once in an age or a century.

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Temporal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

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Temporal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

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Worldly 84% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

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Worldly 84% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

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Economy 74% connected

The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a car…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Economy 74% connected

The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a car…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Economical 92% connected

Pertaining to the household; domestic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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