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economy
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[ noun ] (economics) the system of production and distribution and consumption
Synonyms Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` If you destroy confidence in banks , you do something to the economy '' , he said . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)- liberal considers that the need for a national economy with controls that will assure his conception of social justice is so great that individual and local liberties as_well_as democratic processes may have to yield before it . (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 . Such measures are essential to its job of presenting business and Government with the facts required to meet the objective of expanding business and improving the operation of the economy . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)We should encourage the governments to develop their own technical assistance to communities , state and provincial governments , rural communities , and other smaller groups , making certain that no important segment of the economy is neglected . |
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[ noun ] frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Synonyms Examples "the Scots are famous for their economy" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)But make no mistake about it , the first reason people turn_to camping is one of economy . |
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[ noun ] (work) the efficient use of resources
Examples "economy of effort" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)To light industry , the economies of being on one floor are much slighter , but efficiency_engineers usually believe_in them , and manufacturers looking_for ways to cut costs cannot be prevented from turning_to efficiency_engineers . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an act of economizing; reduction in cost
Synonyms Examples "it was a small economy to walk to work every day" or "there was a saving of 50 cents" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)There may be possible economies at any one of a number of links in your marketing and distribution chain . Related terms action retrenchment economies_of_scale economy_of_scale save |
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