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The correct spelling is efficient.

How to pronounce efficient

/əˈfɪʃənt/
noun

IPA: /əˈfɪʃənt/

Say it like: Eff-isee-nt

The correct spelling is efficient. A cause; something that causes an effect For example: "An efficient process would automate all the routine work."

Usage Examples

An efficient process would automate all the routine work.

The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.

Ownership, maintenance, or use of the automobile need not be the direct and efficient cause of the injury sustained

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cause; something that causes an effect

adjective

  1. 1.Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
  2. 2.Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
  3. 3.Causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
  4. 4.(old use) effective

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