ef|fi|cient

ef|fi|cient
ef|fi|cient «uh FIHSH uhnt», adjective.
1. able to produce the effect wanted without waste of time or energy; capable: »

An efficient worker deserves good pay. And as the shift to the suburbs continues unabated, the need for efficient food distribution persists (Wall Street Journal).

 SYNONYM(S): competent. See syn. under effective. (Cf. ↑effective)
2. actually producing an effect: »

Heat is the efficient cause in changing water to steam.

╂[< Latin efficiēns, -entis, present participle of efficere < ex- out + facere do, make]
–ef|fi´cient|ly, adverb.

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