economic

adjective eco·nom·ic \ ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik , ˌē-kə- \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Examples: economic in a Sentence

Definition of economic

1 a : of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

economic growth

b : of or relating to an economy

a group of economic advisers

c : of or relating to economics

economic theories

2 : economical 1

3 : having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources

4 : profitable

5 archaic : of or relating to a household or its management

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Examples of economic in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of economic from the Web

Cooper, a former vice president of economic development for the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce died Monday from complications that followed a recent fall.

— j. scott trubey, ajc, "Roy Cooper, 91, helped Hartsfield-Jackson become international airport," 14 June 2018
The company would have to create at least 165 jobs paying a minimum of $70,000 within five years to receive a $500,000 economic development grant from the city and a $250,000 grant from Bexar County’s innovation fund.

— joshua fechter, San Antonio Express-News, "British firm could bring more than 100 jobs to downtown San Antonio," 14 June 2018
The decisions angered industry backers who said the failure to promote Connecticut’s fuel cell industry was a slap at economic development that has touted Connecticut’s ties to fuel cell companies.

— stephen singer, courant.com, "State Taps First-Ever Offshore Wind Power In Clean Energy Program," 13 June 2018
Amid North Korea’s development of their nuclear and ballistic missiles program, the country has faced severe diplomatic and economic sanctions.

— elizabeth zwirz, Fox News, "Trump says after North Korea summit that the world has backed away from 'potential Nuclear catastrophe'," 12 June 2018
Kudlow soon settled comfortably into the world of political and economic commentary, working at the conservative magazine National Review and becoming a host of CNBC shows beginning in 2001.

— jonathan lemire, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow ‘doing well’ after heart attack," 12 June 2018
Kim could be making a strategic decision to trade his nuclear capabilities for a new political and economic relationship with the outside world, and particularly the United States.

— jon wolfsthal, The New Republic, "What Just Happened?," 12 June 2018
In exchange, the U.S. reduced its economic sanctions.

— politifact, Teen Vogue, "President Donald Trump Lies About Iran and North Korea," 11 June 2018
In Trinidad, Bourdain didn’t succumb to the allure of a harmonious, multicultural island, but explored how globalization bred social and economic divisions in the country.

— kanishk tharoor, The Atlantic, "Anthony Bourdain’s Extreme Empathy," 10 June 2018

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First Known Use of economic

1599

in the meaning defined at sense 5

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ECONOMIC Defined for English Language Learners

economic

adjective

Definition of economic for English Language Learners

: relating to an economy : relating to the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought
: relating to the science of economics