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{
"term": "efficiency",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "improvements in efficiency at the factory"
},
{
"text": "I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis."
},
{
"text": "She has run the project with great efficiency."
},
{
"text": "He carried out his orders with ruthless efficiency."
},
{
"text": "The optimum design allows bartenders to work at peak efficiency."
},
{
"text": "The new computer system will cut costs and increase efficiency."
},
{
"text": "Giving employees more flexible working hours usually leads to enhanced efficiency."
},
{
"text": "New timekeeping procedures had been introduced as part of an efficiency drive."
},
{
"text": "The internet's promise to bring more efficiency to the distribution chain is still materializing."
},
{
"text": "attempts to achieve greater efficiency in the production process"
},
{
"text": "A team of inspectors will be monitoring the efficiency of the new system."
},
{
"text": "Some people have questioned the efficiency of the software."
},
{
"text": "The changes are being made in the interests of safety and efficiency."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ruthless", "great", "high"],
"verb + efficiency": ["achieve", "maintain", "demonstrate"],
"efficiency + noun": ["drive", "measures", "benefits"],
"preposition": ["with efficiency", "efficiency in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "ways of wasting less time and money or of saving time or money",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We are looking at our business to see where savings and efficiencies can be made."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the relationship between the amount of energy that goes into a machine or an engine, and the amount that it produces",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We have failed to improve energy efficiency standards."
},
{
"text": "What is the efficiency percentage of solar panels?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ruthless", "great", "high"],
"verb + efficiency": ["achieve", "maintain", "demonstrate"],
"efficiency + noun": ["drive", "measures", "benefits"],
"preposition": ["with efficiency", "efficiency in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a small apartment with one main room for living, cooking and sleeping in and a separate bathroom",
"labels": "(all North American English)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈfɪʃnsi/",
"audio": "ef/efficiency/efficiency__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈfɪʃnsi/",
"audio": "ef/efficiency/efficiency__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘the fact of being an efficient cause’): from Latin efficientia, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’."
}