/ Dictionary / Index E economical: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ec•o•nom•i•cal Pronunciation: (ek"u-nom'i-kul, ē"ku-), [key] — adj. avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space. economic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: economical (Thesaurus) economic economically Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language