socioeconomic

adjective

so·​cio·​eco·​nom·​ic ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 

-ˌē-kə-, 

ˌsō-shē-

variants or socio-economic

: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors

socioeconomically

ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

-ˌē-kə-, 

ˌsō-shē-

adverb

or socio-economically

Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence

Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adults can also share histories of child and youth activism around the world to help children understand that young people, not only adults, have the power to create societal change and fight racial, socioeconomic and environmental inequality. — Saba Khan Vlach, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2026

In an email to CBS News Atlanta, Waites said auto rates should be based on actual driving behavior rather than socioeconomic metrics. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Anyway, these protests are, in this way, now expanding beyond a critique of just the educational system to broad socioeconomic issues. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Two propositions aimed at easing housing costs for renters and would-be homeowners in California easily passed Tuesday night, making clear that voters across the socioeconomic spectrum support any way to lower sky-high housing prices. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for socioeconomic

• macroeconomic
• microeconomic
• adamic
• anomic
• atomic
• islamic
• meramec
• tokamak
• anatomic
• antidromic
• astronomic
• autonomic