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economic

  • adjective
  • eco·nom·ic
  • /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/

Pertaining to an economy.

Other meanings

  1. frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.

  2. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.

Example sentences

  • “Did the economic policies help the population?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “It's hard to avoid what forms the basis of the economic system.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "economike".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “economic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.