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economic

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

adjective

  1. pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
  2. of or relating 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.

  6. affecting or apt to affect the welfare of material resources:

    weevils and other economic pests.



economic

/ ˌɛkə-; ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an economy, economics, or finance

    economic theories

    economic development

  2. 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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Other Word Forms

  • t·o·Դdzi adjective
  • ԴDze··Դdzi adjective
  • e··Դdzi adjective
  • ܲȴ-o·Դdzi adjective
  • ܲe··Դdzi adjective
  • ܲe··Դdzi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of economic1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French economique, from Latin oeconomicus, from Greek ǾDzԴdzó “relating to household management,” equivalent to ǾDzó(Dz) “steward” (from î() “house” + óDz “manager”) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

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For decades, many in the oil and gas-rich prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskachtewan have bemoaned how they are underrepresented, despite the region's economic significance for the country as a whole.

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Lower rates make it easier to borrow and tend to deliver an economic boost.

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It's not just his economic policies, as daft and dangerous as they are.

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“Now they want to abuse their power again, this time from an economic perspective.”

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Some say the tax credits are corporate giveaways and don’t deliver as much economic value as proponents claim.

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