Efficiency (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ef·fi·cien·cies.
  1. the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
  2. accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort: The assembly line increased industry's efficiency.
  3. the ratio of the work done or energy developed by a machine, engine, etc., to the energy supplied to it, usually expressed as a percentage.
  4. efficiency apartment.
noun plural -cies
  1. the quality or state of being efficient; competence; effectiveness
  2. the ratio of the useful work done by a machine, engine, device, etc, to the energy supplied to it, often expressed as a percentage
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