the economy

noun

: the system in one's country of producing, buying, and selling goods

People are worried about (the state of) the economy.

Examples of the economy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Owing to a recession and chronic deflation in the 1990s, Japan had kept its interest rates as low as zero or negative in the hope of rejuvenating the economy since then through the 2010s. — John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

The more pragmatic camp argues that maintaining unity during the war requires addressing the public's unhappiness over the economy as well as political and social repression. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Republicans are also more likely to approve of how Trump is handling immigration than the economy or Iran. — Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

The report highlighted that nearly 45% of the workforce remains in agriculture, which contributes just 15% to 16% of GDP, while manufacturing’s share of the economy has remained largely unchanged. — Priyanka Salve,raksha Murali, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the economy

• deuteronomy
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• astronomy
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• gastronomy
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