[ɪˈfɪʃnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
(e.g: more efficient processing of information)

- (of a person) working in a well-organized and competent way
(e.g: an efficient administrator)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’, usually in efficient cause): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere (see effect). The current sense dates from the late 18th century