economic
eco·nom·ic
adjective \ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik, ˌē-kə-\Definition of ECONOMIC
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archaic : of or relating to a household or its management
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: economical 2
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: having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources
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Examples of ECONOMIC
- a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse
- the President's chief economic adviser
- We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.
First Known Use of ECONOMIC
1592
Related to ECONOMIC
- Synonyms
- profitable, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, money-spinning [chiefly British], paying, remunerative
- Antonyms
- unprofitable
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