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ec·o·nom·ics

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–noun

1.	(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.

2.	(used with a plural verb) financial considerations; economically significant aspects: What are the economics of such a project?

[Origin: 1785–95; see economic, -ics

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ec·o·nom·ics Audio Help (ěk'ə-nŏm'ĭks, ē'kə-) Pronunciation Key
n.

(used with a sing. verb) The social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Economic matters, especially relevant financial considerations: "Economics are slowly killing the family farm" (Christian Science Monitor).

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economics
noun
the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

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economics [iːkəˈnomiks] noun singular

the study of production and distribution of money and goods
Example: He is studying economics.

Arabic:	عِلْم الأقْتِصاد
Chinese (Simplified):	经济学
Chinese (Traditional):	經濟學
Czech:	ekonomie
Danish:	økonomi
Dutch:	economie
Estonian:	majandusteadus
Finnish:	taloustiede
French:	économie politique
German:	die Volkswirtschaft
Greek:	οικονομία, οικονομική επιστήμη
Hungarian:	közgazdaság-tudomány
Indonesian:	ilmu ekonomi
Italian:	economia

Japanese:	経済学
Latvian:	ekonomika
Lithuanian:	ekonomika
Norwegian:	sosialøkonomi
Polish:	ekonomika
Portuguese (Brazil):	economia
Portuguese (Portugal):	economia
Romanian:	economie politică
Russian:	экономика
Slovak:	ekonómia
Slovenian:	ekonomija
Spanish:	economía
Swedish:	ekonomi
Turkish:	ekonomi bilimi, iktisat

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economics

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

Note: 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.)

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

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

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Economics

E`co*nom"ics\, n. [Gr. ?, equiv. to ? ?. See Economic.]

1. The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.

2. Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources. See Political economy, under Political. "In politics and economics." --V. Knox.

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