economic
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əˈnɒm adjective
1.
pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
2.
of or pertaining to the science of economics.
3.
pertaining to an economy, or system of organization or operation, especially of the process of production.
4.
involving or pertaining to one's personal resources of money: to give up a large house for economic reasons.
5.
pertaining to use as a resource in the economy: economic entomology; economic botany.
Origin:
1585–95; (< Middle French economique) < Latin oeconomicus < Greek oikonomikós relating to household management, equivalent to oikonóm(os) steward (oîko(s) house + nómos manager) + -ikos -ic
1585–95; (< Middle French economique) < Latin oeconomicus < Greek oikonomikós relating to household management, equivalent to oikonóm(os) steward (oîko(s) house + nómos manager) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
an·ti·ec·o·nom·ic, adjective
non·e·co·nom·ic, adjective
pre·ec·o·nom·ic, adjective
qua·si-ec·o·nom·ic, adjective
sub·ec·o·nom·ic, adjective
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to an economy, economics, or finance: economic development; economic theories |
| 2. | (Brit) capable of being produced, operated, etc, for profit; profitable: the firm is barely economic |
| 3. | concerning or affecting material resources or welfare: economic pests |
| 4. | concerned with or relating to the necessities of life; utilitarian |
| 5. | a variant of economical |
| 6. | informal inexpensive; cheap |
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Word Origin & History
economic
1590s, "pertaining to management of a household," from L. oeconomicus, from Gk. oikonomikos (see economy). Meaning "relating to the science of economics" is from 1835 and now is the main sense, economical retaining the older one of "characterized by thrift."
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Example sentences
Double dip is not a term that a government keen to extricate itself from the economic-crisis-management business likes to hear.
In the process, he's sparked new interest in economic-demographic relations and stimulated a wave of research.
For colleges the past year's global economic crisis was much bigger-and wetter-than your typical financial downturn.
For many economists, small business lending is the safest gauge of the economic recovery's strength.
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