economic

US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ UK /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #5449

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to trade, industry, and the management of money in a country or region.

The country is going through a period of strong economic growth.
2

adj
Relating to the study of economics.

He wrote a paper on a well-known economic theory.
3

adj
Making a profit, or likely to make a profit.

It was no longer economic to keep the old factory open.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms agro-economicagroeconomicantieconomicbioeconomicclinicoeconomiccountereconomiceconomicaleconomicologyeconomicsgenoeconomicgeoeconomichydroeconomic

Related forms economise economize

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Phrases (8)

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economic power
the financial and commercial strength of a country or organization

Adjective + noun
economic collapse
a severe breakdown in an economy's ability to function

Adjective + noun
economic geography
the study of where goods are produced, distributed, and consumed

Adjective + noun
economic geology
the study of geological materials that have economic value

Adjective + noun
economic cooperation
countries or organizations working together on trade, production, or financial development

Adjective + noun
economic backwater
a place with little business growth or participation in wider economic activity

Adjective + noun

Idioms (1)

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moat
Matching variant: economic moat

a durable competitive advantage that protects a business from rivals

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then: * from Middle French iconomique, oeconomique, and Old French iconomike (“(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”) (modern French économique); and * from their etymon Latin oeconomicus (“(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”) (whence La…

*weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European economike Middle English iconomique Middle French iconomike Old French oeconomicus Latin οἰκονομῐκός Ancient Greek *nem- Proto-Indo-European economo Italian oeconomus la-lat οἰκονόμος Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Economics & Markets

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# economic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 5449

## Meanings
1. Relating to trade, industry, and the management of money in a country or region.
2. Relating to the study of economics.
3. Making a profit, or likely to make a profit.

## Examples
- The country is going through a period of strong economic growth.
- He wrote a paper on a well-known economic theory.
- It was no longer economic to keep the old factory open.

## Derived Forms
- agro-economic
- agroeconomic
- antieconomic
- bioeconomic
- clinicoeconomic
- countereconomic
- economical
- economicology
- economics
- genoeconomic
- geoeconomic
- hydroeconomic

## Related Forms
- economise
- economize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyḱ-
- Root: economike
- Root: iconomique
- Root: iconomike
- Root: oeconomicus
- Root: οἰκονομῐκός
- Root: *nem-
- Root: economo
- Root: oeconomus
- Root: οἰκονόμος
- Affix: -ic - relating to

## Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then: * from Middle French iconomique, oeconomique, and Old French iconomike (“(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”) (modern French économique); and * from their etymon Latin oeconomicus (“(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”) (whence La…

## AI Etymology
Economic: The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then: from Middle French iconomique, oeconomique, and Old French iconomike (“(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”) (modern French économique); and from their etymon Latin oeconomicus (“(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”).

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Economics & Markets

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