economic
adjective
Simple meaning
About the study of money and its movement.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɛkəˈnɑmɪk
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Definition
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adjective
Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.
Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
Pertaining to an economy.
Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.
Used this way, economic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Word family
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The system of production and distribution and consumption.
An expert in the science of economics.
Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth.
With respect to economic science.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment.
An expert in the science of economics.
The branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities.
The branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials.
Steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income).
A libertarian who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state.
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The application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data.
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics.
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