economy size

Bigger, cheaper option

Economy size describes products sold in larger quantities at a lower per-unit cost.

The term suggests savings through bulk purchase: The economy size detergent lasts three months.

Manufacturers use it as a marketing label, though the actual savings vary.

Sometimes used ironically for anything oversized: He ordered the economy size burger.

Related

buy in bulk · family · savings · warehouse · big box store · bargain · giant · supersized · discount · thrifty · wholesale · budget · large · package · stock up · stockpile · pantry · household

Categories
Opposites
quantity/portion size

economy sizesingle serving

Food sized for one

individual portion · trial size · travel size · sample size · snack size

value proposition

economy sizedeluxe

Superior in quality

boutique

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G