cost-conscious

English

Adjective

cost-conscious (comparative more cost-conscious, superlative most cost-conscious)

1. (of a person) That has an awareness of costs; that is careful about spending.
   • 1962 April, “Talking of Trains: Short-sighted approach to profits?”, in Modern Railways, page 219:

     Mr. Osborn told the Railway Students, "that the running of the railways is a business. All levels of management and staff must become more cost-conscious and the pursuit of profitability must loom larger in decision-making."

References

• “cost-conscious”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.