Main Entry: mac·ro·eco·nom·ics

Pronunciation: \ˈma-krō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-miks, -ˌē-kə-\

Function: noun plural but usually singular in construction

Date: 1948

: a study of economics in terms of whole systems especially with reference to general levels of output and income and to the interrelations among sectors of the economy — compare microeconomics

— mac·ro·eco·nom·ic \-mik\ adjective