economic

adjective

eco·nom·ic | \ ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik

, ˌē-kə-

Definition of economic

1a : 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 sense 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.

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The United States has typically taken the lead in criticism of China’s human rights record, sparing smaller nations the task of facing down Beijing’s economic and political might. — Washington Post, "In a first, 22 nations condemned China’s repression of Uigher Muslims. Without the U.S.," 12 July 2019 Various 20th-century authoritarianisms had produced either social, economic, and cultural stagnation or genocidal mass violence. — Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, "The Right Liberalism," 11 July 2019 The sale of smaller parcels, typically 200 acres or less, was big business in Texas last year, topping $1 billion for the second year in a row as strong economic and population growth spurred activity, according to a new report. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Report: Small land sales along Gulf Coast commanding higher prices," 9 July 2019 The money will provide more than 70,000 students in southeastern Wisconsin with economic and financial literacy education at the JA Kohl’s Education Center, the firm said. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Kohl's will give $1 million to Junior Achievement of Wisconsin," 9 July 2019 Kait Bowdler, director of sustainability for the local food-rescue organization Philabundance, said that although donations were down last year, that was due to economic and climate factors, not the rise of ugly-produce companies. — Allison Steele, Twin Cities, "Misshapen vegetables and puny fruits: Why weird-looking produce is becoming big business," 9 July 2019 The authors then translated those hazards into a range of projected economic and social exposure data to show the lives and dollars that could be at risk from climate change in California during the 21st century. — Scott Waldman, Scientific American, "Trump Administration Officials Scrubbed Climate Change from Press Releases," 8 July 2019 The authors then translated those hazards into a range of projected economic and social exposure data to show the lives and dollars that could be at risk from climate change in California during the 21st century. — Scott Waldman, Science | AAAS, "Trump officials deleting mentions of ‘climate change’ from U.S. Geological Survey press releases," 8 July 2019 The Economist, a journal of deep political thinking, took a crack at California’s reality in a recent article comparing the state to its arch economic and political rival, Texas. — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, "Walters: Today’s California–a shining example or a third-world state?," 7 July 2019

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