cost-conscious
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]cost-conscious (comparative more cost-conscious, superlative most cost-conscious)
- (of a person) That has an awareness of costs; that is careful about spending.
- 1962 April, “Talking of Trains: Short-sighted approach to profits?”, in Modern Railways, page 219:
- Mr. Osborn told the Railway Students, "that the running of the railways is a business. All levels of management and staff must become more cost-conscious and the pursuit of profitability must loom larger in decision-making."
References
[edit]- “cost-conscious”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.