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   efficient

   /ɪˈfɪʃnt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense: "more efficient processing of information" Similar well organizedmethodicalsystematicstructuredwell plannedlogicalcoherentwell regulatedwell runwell orderedorderlybusinesslikesystematizedstreamlinedproductiveeffectivelabour-savingcost-effectiveenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientOpposite inefficientdisorganized
   • ▪ preventing the wasteful use of a particular resource: "an energy-efficient heating system"
   • 2. (of a person) working in a well-organized and competent way: "an efficient administrator" Similar well organizedmethodicalsystematicstructuredwell plannedlogicalcoherentwell regulatedwell runwell orderedorderlybusinesslikesystematizedstreamlinedproductiveeffectivelabour-savingcost-effectiveenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientOpposite inefficientdisorganized

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’, usually in efficient cause): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere (see effect). The current sense dates from the late 18th century.

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