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

Among the disadvantages linked to having darker skin are less income, lower socioeconomic status and more health problems. —Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025

Yet by focusing narrowly on these areas, investors risk overlooking a far richer array of socioeconomic co-benefits that carry real economic value. —The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

Is Penn a student of socioeconomic songs from the 1920s and ’30s? —Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2025

This week the Public Policy Institute of California issued a timely reminder that there’s been little progress — and some regression — in such basic skills as reading and mathematics, with wide gaps among students tied to family income, ethnicity and other socioeconomic factors. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025

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