different between economical vs tightfisted

English

Alternative forms

• economicall (obsolete)
• œconomical (archaic)
• œconomicall (obsolete)

Etymology

economic +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k??n?m?k?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??k??n?m?k?l/

Adjective

economical (comparative more economical, superlative most economical)

1. Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.

   He was an economical person by nature.

2. Saving money or resources.
3. (dated) Relating to economy in any other sense.
   • 1922, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economical Theory, page 218:

     By Use, then, in the sense given it by the Say-Hermann school, we have to think of an objective useful element which proceeds from goods, and acquires independent economical existence as well as independent economical value.

   • 2007, Who's Who in the Arab World, page 312:

     Doctor in Economical Sciences.

   • 2010, New Techniques and Technologies in Mining, page 20:

     Economical function usually has anti-crisis orientation and forms stable economical development of the state.

Usage notes

Modern usage prefers economic when describing the economy of a region or country (and when referring to personal or family budgeting). Economical is preferred when referring to thrift or value for money.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• economic

English

Adjective

tightfisted (comparative more tightfisted, superlative most tightfisted)

1. Alternative spelling of tight-fisted