LookItUpefficiency
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
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.
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.
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.
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?
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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