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economic
has definitions from the fields of business,economics
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[ adjective ] (economics) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
Synonyms Examples "economic growth" "aspects of social, political, and economical life" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)The economic toll that the device quack extracts is important , of_course . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)After_all , the average American as he lies and waits for the enemy in Korea or as she scans the newspaper in some vain hope of personal contact with the front is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal , economic and governmental actions far beyond the normal citizen 's comprehension and control . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Regardless_of rights and wrongs , a population and an area appropriate to a pre World_War_I , great_power have been , following conquest , ruled against their will by a neighboring people , and have had imposed upon them social and economic controls they dislike . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)The_Office_of_Business_Economics ( OBE ) of the U.S._Department_of_Commerce provides basic measures of the national economy and current analysis of short-run changes in the economic situation and business outlook . Economic information is made available to businessmen and economists promptly through the monthly Survey_of_Current_Business and its weekly supplement . |
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[ adjective ] (economics) of or relating to the science of economics
Examples "economic theory" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)The Bourbon economic philosophy , moreover , is not very different from that of Northern conservatives . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)generous public provision for the infirm ; democratic and secret elections of all officers including priests , meals taken publicly in common refectories ; a common habit or uniform prescribed for all citizens ; even houses changed once a decade ; six hours of manual_labor a day for all but a handful of magistrates and scholars , and careful measures to prevent anyone from shirking ; no private_property , no money ; no sort of pricing at_all for any goods or services , and therefore no market in the economic sense of the term . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
Examples "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons" "gave up the large house for economic reasons" "in economic terms they are very privileged" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (business) financially rewarding
Examples "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open" "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
Synonyms Examples "an economic use of home heating oil" "a modern economical heating system" "an economical use of her time" Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Selecting bunks by economic comparison is usually an individual problem . Related terms |
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