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Efficiency vs Returns - What's the difference?

efficiency | returns |

As nouns the difference between efficiency and returns

is that efficiency is the extent to which time is well used for the intended task while returns is .

As a verb returns is

(return).

efficiency

English

Noun

  • The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
    • The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.}}
  • (dated) The quality of producing an effect or effects.
  • * Hooker
    • The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us.
  • The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
    • The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
  • (United States) A one-room apartment.
    • I have an efficiency available June through July.
    fully-furnished efficiencies

    Antonyms

    * inefficiency * wastefulness

    Derived terms

    {{der3, energy efficiency , material efficiency , fuel efficiency , efficiency ratio , business efficiency , quantum efficiency , electrical efficiency , thermal efficiency , algorithmic efficiency , Pareto efficiency , allocative efficiency}}

    Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectiveness * effectivity * effector * effectual * effectuate * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficient * efficiently

    Synonyms

    * effectiveness * (qualifier) bedsit

    returns

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) Merchandise returned to a retailer or wholesaler by a purchaser.
  • (pluralonly) Unsold merchandise returned to the supplier.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2002
    • , author=Irina Dunn , title=The writer's guide , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=129 , passage=The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns ) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (return)

    • Anagrams

    * turners

    See also

    * many happy returns