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
In uncertain economic times, employees can feel overwhelmed at work by layoffs, hiring freezes, restructuring, controlling costs, colleagues resigning, and missing revenue targets.
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Mita Mallick, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
As the economic challenges mount, luxury leather supply chain firms are forging new collaborations, enhancing the sector with scientific and technological solutions.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
This comes as Fort Lauderdale, especially its affluent downtown area, is experiencing a flurry of flashy real estate developments, young professionals moving in and overall economic growth.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Polling shows economic issues remain dominant in Virginia, mirroring nationwide trends.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mita Mallick, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
As the economic challenges mount, luxury leather supply chain firms are forging new collaborations, enhancing the sector with scientific and technological solutions.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
This comes as Fort Lauderdale, especially its affluent downtown area, is experiencing a flurry of flashy real estate developments, young professionals moving in and overall economic growth.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Polling shows economic issues remain dominant in Virginia, mirroring nationwide trends.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economic
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Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting regime, designed to make United profitable again, epitomises that financial landscape.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And while OpenAI is not yet profitable, chipmakers like Nvidia and TSMC supplying the AI boom are awash in earnings amid high demand.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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And unlike most celebrities, Swift has made lucrative business dealings a part of her persona, positioning herself at the vanguard of the long narrative in the music business that unseen executives received much of the money actually generated by artists.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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It should probably be acknowledged that as popular and respected as Anderson is among film enthusiasts and filmmakers themselves, his movies have never been particularly lucrative.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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