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efficiencyverbs improve/increase efficiency • The company is taking steps to improve efficiency and reduce costs. • Recent efforts by American business to increase efficiency seem to have failed. promote efficiency (= develop or encourage efficient ways of doing something )• A competitive market helps to promote efficiency. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + efficiency greater/increased efficiency • In a search for greater efficiency, the two departments have merged. maximum efficiency (= the most that is possible )• The boat's design helps it to move with maximum efficiency. fuel efficiency (= using fuel in an efficient way )• Better fuel efficiency can be achieved by driving more slowly. energy efficiency (= using energy in an efficient way )• Energy efficiency can play a huge role in reducing pollution. high efficiency (= used about machines )• The diesel engine offers high efficiency and low fuel consumption. operating/operational efficiency (= the efficiency with which a machine or system works )• The computer can process this information quickly, without any loss of operating efficiency. efficiency + NOUN efficiency gains (= increases in efficiency )• New technology introduced by the company has brought efficiency gains. efficiency savings (= money saved by being more efficient )• Efficiency savings in the industry will inevitably lead to job losses. efficiency measures (= changes introduced to make something more efficient )• The new efficiency measures are designed to improve the health service. standards of efficiency • Their work led to higher standards of efficiency across the industry.
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noun ADJ. ruthless | great, high attempts to achieve greater efficiency in the production process | maximum, optimum | low | cost | energy, fuel | mental, physical | administrative, business, economic, industrial, management, operational, organizational, production, productive, technical VERB + EFFICIENCY achieve | boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize, promote | decrease, impair, reduce EFFICIENCY + NOUN drive, measures New timekeeping procedures had been introduced as part of an efficiency drive. | gains, improvements, savings the efficiency gains resulting from improved technology PREP. with ~ The uprising was put down with ruthless efficiency. | ~ in greater efficiency in energy use
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