Definition of "cost-efficient" [cost-efficient]

• Productive relative to the cost (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Without the pipeline, State said, the U.S. would not be able to benefit from cost-efficient Western Canadian oil and "would remain dependent upon unstable foreign oil supplies.""
• "Some conservatives argue that having fewer layers and divisions of government is cost-efficient and improves the economic climate by streamlining regulation and taxation."
• "Other fast-growing Indian startups like Snapdeal.com are marketing deals with third-party vendors but don't stock goods in their own warehouses, an approach they argue is more cost-efficient and easy to scale up in India."