ECONOMICALとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From economic +‎ -al.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl/, /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl/

形容詞

economical (comparative more economical, superlative most economical)

1. Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.

   He was an economical person by nature.

2. Saving money or resources.

   The new, eco-friendly bicycle was an economical purchase.

   • 1958 February, “Notes and News: Merthyr-Abergavenny Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 138:

     Regular freight trains between Abergavenny and Merthyr were withdrawn on November 24, 1954, because it was found both practicable and more economical to send this traffic by less severely-graded routes.

   • 1961 March, “The new Glasgow Central signalbox”, in Trains Illustrated, page 177:

     The whole [resignalling] scheme has proved more economical than the construction of a new Clyde bridge.

3. (dated) Relating to economy in any other sense.
   • 1854, Patrick Edward Dove, The Elements of Political Science‎, part 2, page 246:

     In economical science, value and the power of producing value are taken into consideration.

   • 1922, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economical Theory‎, page 218:

     By Use, then, in the sense given it by the Say-Hermann school, we have to think of an objective useful element which proceeds from goods, and acquires independent economical existence as well as independent economical value.

   • 2007, Who's Who in the Arab World‎, page 312:

     Doctor in Economical Sciences.

   • 2010, New Techniques and Technologies in Mining‎, page 20:

     Economical function usually has anti-crisis orientation and forms stable economical development of the state.

4. (cricket) Having a low economy rate.

   Antonym: expensive

使用する際の注意点

Modern usage prefers economic when describing the economy of a region or country (and when referring to personal or family budgeting). Economical is preferred when referring to thrift or value for money. Cf. the adjective economy.

派生語

参考

• economic