as in profitable
yielding a profit
unfortunately, raising employees' salaries would not be economic—the business would have to fold
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Recent Examples of economic
When the war with Iran started, one of the top economic concerns globally was the slowdown of oil shipments.
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Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The country has passed a series of economic reforms and is investing heavily in infrastructure, including a $67 billion high speed railway to shuttle travelers between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city within eight hours.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
For that reason, the authors conclude the disaster’s total economic cost will almost certainly prove substantially higher.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
In the world of sports, Kelce faces economic factors related to his career longevity, endorsement opportunities, injury risk and variable income tied to his NFL performance.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for economic
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The country has passed a series of economic reforms and is investing heavily in infrastructure, including a $67 billion high speed railway to shuttle travelers between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city within eight hours.
—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
For that reason, the authors conclude the disaster’s total economic cost will almost certainly prove substantially higher.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
In the world of sports, Kelce faces economic factors related to his career longevity, endorsement opportunities, injury risk and variable income tied to his NFL performance.
—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for economic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for economic
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Claude has been gross margin positive since the day Anthropic began selling it, profitable on the first dollar of customer spend rather than the thousandth.
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And as the 2023 dual writers’ and actors’ strikes thinned out theatrical lineups, that aversion to uncertainty became a push for reliable and profitable hits.
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Cloud infrastructure has proven to be highly lucrative for hyperscaler peers Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and Zuckerberg has hinted of late that Meta could be headed in that direction.
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That might mean gutting labor or safety standards that would delay the technology’s rollout, ignoring anticompetitive acts, or providing favors in the form of cheap loans or lucrative government contracts.
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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