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noun
1.
thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
2.
an act or means of thrifty saving; a saving: He achieved a small economy by walking to work instead of taking a bus.
3.
the management of the resources of a community, country, etc., especially with a view to its productivity.
4.
the prosperity or earnings of a place: Further inflation would endanger the national economy seriously.
5.
EXPANDthe disposition or regulation of the parts or functions of any organic whole; an organized system or method.
6.
the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something: an economy of effort; an economy of movement.
8.
Theology.
a.
the divine plan for humanity, from creation through redemption to final beatitude.
b.
the method of divine administration, as at a particular time or for a particular race.
9.
COLLAPSEObsolete. the management of household affairs.
adjective
10.
intended to save money: to reduce the staff in an economy move.
11.
costing less to make, buy, or operate: an economy car.
12.
of or pertaining to economy class: the economy fare to San Francisco.
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Economy
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
adverb
13.
in economy-class accommodations, or by economy-class conveyance: to travel economy.
Origin:
1520–30; (< Middle French economie) < Latin oeconomia < Greek oikonomíā household management, equivalent to oîko(s) house + -nomia -nomy
1520–30; (< Middle French economie) < Latin oeconomia < Greek oikonomíā household management, equivalent to oîko(s) house + -nomia -nomy
Related forms
non·e·con·o·my, noun, plural non·e·con·o·mies.
sub·e·con·o·my, noun, plural sub·e·con·o·mies.
su·per·e·con·o·my, noun, plural su·per·e·con·o·mies.
Synonyms
1. thriftiness, thrift, saving.
1. thriftiness, thrift, saving.
Antonyms
1. lavishness, extravagance, wastefulness.
1. lavishness, extravagance, wastefulness.
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Word Origin & History
economy
c.1530, "household management," from L. oeconomia, from Gk. oikonomia "household management," from oikonomos "manager, steward," from oikos "house" (cognate with L. vicus "district," vicinus "near;" O.E. wic "dwelling, village;" see villa) + nomos "managing," from nemein
EXPAND "manage" (see numismatics). The sense of "wealth and resources of a country" (short for political economy) is from 1650s.
economy
as a term in advertising, at first meant simply "cheaper" (1821), then "bigger and thus cheaper per unit or amount" (1950). See economy (n.).
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