efficiency

/ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

nounef · fi · cien · cy

Think: **EF-FISH-EN-SEE** — “If you’re efficient, you don’t ‘fish’ around wasting time.”

Yes, it's efficiency. Watch the middle: it’s **-fici-** (not **-fish-** in spelling) and it ends with **-ency**.

Definitions

  1. nounthe ability to do something well without wasting time, energy, or materials
  2. nounthe ratio of useful output to total input in a system (often expressed as a percentage)

Examples

  • “The new schedule improved efficiency by reducing unnecessary meetings.”
  • “Engineers tested the motor’s efficiency at different speeds.”
  • “She worked with quiet efficiency and finished the project early.”

Synonyms

effectivenessproductivitycompetenceeconomyexpediency

Antonyms

inefficiencywastefulness

Translations

ES eficienciaPT eficiênciaFR efficacité

Common misspellings

eficiencyefficencyefficienceyefficincyefficiencieeffishiencyefficieny

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