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economical adjective [ iːkəˈnɒmɪk(ə)l ]

• giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended.
• "a small, economical car"
Similar: cheap, inexpensive, low-cost, low-price, low-budget, budget, economy, reasonable, reasonably priced, cut-price, cut-rate, discount, discounted, bargain, bargain-basement, cost-effective, effective, efficient, energy-efficient, fuel-efficient, energy-saving, fuel-saving,
Opposite: expensive,

be economical with the truth

• lie or deliberately withhold information.
"the government spokesman was often economical with the truth"



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