efficiency (noun)
51market efficiency — UK US noun [U] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► a situation in which a financial market operates well, for example where customers have enough information about products, prices are related to supply and demand, etc.: »The increased market efficiency is… …
52fuel efficiency — /ˈfjuəl əfɪʃənsi/ (say fyoohuhl uhfishuhnsee) noun 1. the efficiency of the conversion of the energy input (the amount of fuel consumed) to the energy output (the amount of work that is done). 2. the efficient use of fuel so that the maximum… …
53energy efficiency — /ɛnədʒi əˈfɪʃənsi/ (say enuhjee uh fishuhnsee) noun the efficient use of energy so that less energy is consumed to produce the same result as previously obtained, as by the use of insulation in houses to save energy used in air conditioning, or… …
54luminous efficiency — /lumənəs əˈfɪʃənsi/ (say loohmuhnuhs uh fishuhnsee) noun 1. (of a source) the ratio of the light emitted to the energy input, especially when expressed as lumens per watt for electric lamps. 2. (of a radiation) the ratio of the luminous flux to… …
55thermal efficiency — /θɜməl əˈfɪʃənsi/ (say thermuhl uh fishuhnsee) noun the ratio of the work done by a heat engine to the mechanical equivalent of the heat supplied by the fuel …
56water efficiency — /ˈwɔtər əfɪʃənsi/ (say wawtuhr uhfishuhnsee) noun the use of minimal amounts of water, as by a device or a practice, as in agriculture, horticulture, etc. –water efficient, adjective …
57business efficiency exhibition — /ˌbɪznɪs ɪ fɪʃ(ə)nsi eksɪˌbɪʃ(ə)n/ noun an exhibition which shows products such as computers and word processors which help businesses to be efficient …
58tax-efficient — ˌtax efˈficient adjective TAX a tax efficient way of doing something makes it possible for you to pay less tax: • It would be more tax efficient to register the holding company in the U.S., rather than in Europe. • A pension is a tax efficient… …
59energy efficient — UK US adjective (also energy efficient) NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT ► used to describe things that use only as much energy as is needed without wasting any: energy efficient lighting/building/appliance »The company has fitted energy efficient… …
60cost-efficient — adjective another term for cost effective. Derivatives cost efficiency noun …
