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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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The total estimated economic loss caused by the January wildfires has surpassed $250 billion.

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Californians do take pride in the state’s economic potency.

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Semafor's recent exposé of the private group chats of right-wing billionaires shows that the same rich men who got Trump elected are starting to get antsy about the economic ruin promised by his tariffs.

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"A 55% drop in shipping through the Red Sea has already cost billions, fuelling regional instability and risking economic security for families in the UK," Healy said in a statement.

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Scientific organizations also initiated studies within Vietnam during the war, finding widespread destruction of mangroves, economic losses of rubber and timber plantations, and harm to lakes and waterways.

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