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cost-effective

[kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-] / ˈkɔst ɪˈfɛk tɪv, ˈkɒst- /
ADJECTIVE
economical
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Developers and enterprises like using Cursor because of its cost-effective AI product, according to Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp, a financial-technology company tracking how businesses spend on AI.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Lacaze said in an interview that the plant was unlikely to be as cost-effective as the company’s Malaysian operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

"Biofertilisers are eco-friendly and cost-effective supplements of chemical fertilisers," said Brijesh Mishra, principal scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

I’ll be honest, though: Canned soup, while cost-effective, isn’t the most flavor-forward.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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