Definition of Effective

obtaining operational, functional, productive success of a given task or procedure

Examples of Effective in a sentence

Allowing the cashier to use a calculator when totaling sales made her a much more effective and efficient employee.  🔊

My boss would be much more effective if she actually chose a side during an employee dispute rather than riding the fence.  🔊

Being an effective athlete requires a strong work ethic, determination, ambition, and natural ability paired with blood, sweat and tears.  🔊

Her weight loss efforts were effective because she was able to lose over fifty pounds by eliminating all grains, dairy, nuts, processed sugar, and artificial sweeteners in her diet.  🔊

The criteria that determines how effective an employee is can be ambiguous and subject to one’s opinion.  🔊

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