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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

/ ˌɛkÉ™-; ËŒiËkəˈnÉ’mɪk /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of economic1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French economique, from Latin oeconomicus, from Greek ´Ç¾±°ì´Ç²Ô´Ç³¾¾±°ìó²õ “relating to household management,†equivalent to ´Ç¾±°ì´Ç²Ôó³¾(´Ç²õ) “steward†(from ´Çî°ì´Ç(²õ) “house†+ ²Ô󳾴Dzõ “managerâ€) + -ikos -ic
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After two days of stock market turmoil, however, this may also be remembered as the week the president's second-term agenda ran headfirst into economic - and political - reality.

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Considered the cornerstone of US-Africa economic relations, the aim was to help industrialise the continent, create employment and lift dozens of countries out of poverty.

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This need for more housing has been pushed up in part by the arrival of immigrants who have joined the workforce and are helping drive Spain's economic growth.

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Falls like this sometimes, often even, herald an economic downturn.

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Audiences are constantly looking to see the wealthy get their butts handed to them, and the fervency of that desire has only grown as the disparity between economic classes has widened.

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