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economics

[ ek-uh-nom-iks, ee-kuh- ]

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noun

(used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind.
(used with a plural verb) financial considerations; economically significant aspects:
What are the economics of such a project?

economics

/ ˌɛkə-; ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks /

noun

See microeconomics, macroeconomics
functioning as singular the social science concerned with the production and consumption of goods and services and the analysis of the commercial activities of a society See also macroeconomics microeconomics
functioning as plural financial aspects
the economics of the project are very doubtful

economics

The science that deals with the production, distribution , and consumption of commodities .

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Notes

Economics is sometimes referred to as the “dismal science.”

Economics is generally understood to concern behavior that, given the scarcity of means, arises to achieve certain ends. When scarcity ceases, conventional economic theory may no longer be applicable. ( See affluent society .)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of economics¹

First recorded in 1785–95; economic, -ics

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Example Sentences

That is decidedly not to say that politics and economics are irrelevant.

From The Daily Beast

Today many in the economics and urban planning professions consider such factors close to irrelevant.

From The Daily Beast

Even with my B.A. in English I can understand the economics involved: lots of cheap labor cheapens labor.

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It seems to me that we are dealing with more than bottom-line economics and bottom-squeezing ergonomics.

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The “stretched” cabins in new 737s and A320s transform their economics.

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The economics of war, therefore, has thrown its lurid light upon the economics of peace.

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This, as a piece of pure economics, does not interest the individual employer a particle.

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It is the one which is sometimes called in books on economics the case of an unique monopoly.

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Professor Farnsworth, of the economics department, had invited me on a motor trip for the holidays.

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Potlatch is a wonderful day for children, a glorious introduction to the science of economics.

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