Efficiency Definition & Meaning

efficiency
noun
  1. the ratio of the output to the input of any system
  2. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"

"Efficiency" in song lyrics

See how efficiency is used in real songs:

  • "Get ya out da white house; go back to your efficiency"
    DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross, Usher, Young Jeezy — Fed Up *
  • "Maximum terror, fear and efficiency"
    Jehst — Brimstone Rock
  • "The maximum efficiency"
    (Maxim f/) Blood of Abraham — Universal Scientists

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