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efficiency

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Forms: efficiencies

efficiency means: The ability to get good results without wasting time, energy, or money.

noun

LITTLE WASTEB2

The ability to get good results without wasting time, energy, or money.

  • This machine improves efficiency.
  • Better insulation increases a home's energy efficiency.
  • We reduced costs by improving the efficiency of our equipment.

Opposites: inefficiency

Common phrases: energy efficiency, improve efficiency, efficiency of something

TIME WELL USEDB2

How well someone uses their time to complete the work they need to do.

  • Good planning improves efficiency.
  • Her efficiency meant we finished before lunch.
  • The department's efficiency increased when meetings became shorter.

Similar words: productivity

Opposites: inefficiency

Common phrases: work efficiency, efficiency at work, improve efficiency

WORK IMPROVEMENTC1

A change that helps work use less time, energy, or money.

  • Sharing deliveries created a useful efficiency.
  • The new manager identified several efficiencies.
  • These efficiencies saved the company thousands of pounds.

Similar words: improvement, saving

Common phrases: achieve an efficiency, operational efficiency, identify an efficiency

SMALL APARTMENTC1

A small home with one main room used for living, cooking, and sleeping.

  • She rents an efficiency downtown.
  • The efficiency has a tiny kitchen.
  • Are any efficiencies available this month?

Similar words: studio apartment

Common phrases: rent an efficiency, furnished efficiency

Questions about efficiency

What does efficiency mean?

The ability to get good results without wasting time, energy, or money.

What is efficiency in other languages?

Türkçe: verimlilik · Español: eficiencia · Français: efficacité · Deutsch: Effizienz · Italiano: efficienza · 日本語: 効率

How do you pronounce efficiency?

It is pronounced /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/.

How do you use efficiency in a sentence?

This machine improves efficiency. Better insulation increases a home's energy efficiency.

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