What is the difference between economic and economical?

Sekoitettava pari · B2

Economic or economical?

Economic relates to the economy: economic growth, economic policy. Economical means it saves money or resources: an economical car, an economical use of space. The one-word test is whether you could substitute financial-and-national or cheap-to-run.

Mikä sana, ja miksi

economic

to do with the economy

Relating to trade, industry and the management of money at scale.

economic growth · economic policy · economic crisis

economical

saves money or resources

Using no more money, fuel or time than necessary.

an economical car · economical with fuel · an economical solution

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5 harjoitusta tältä sivulta. Mitään ei tallenneta muualle kuin omalle tilillesi.

Harjoitukset ja niiden selitykset ovat englanniksi. Se on tarkoituksellista: ideana on ajatella sillä kielellä, jota opettelet.

Kysymys 1/5

growth slowed to under one per cent last year.

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