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
The ruling party hopes to win seats in the October 26 elections to push forward its economic plans without requiring votes from allies.
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Powered by twin MTUs rated at 2,638 hp each, the yacht has an economic cruising speed of 11 knots, a cruising speed of 19 knots, a top speed of 22 knots, and a range of 1,000 nautical miles.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
The shutdown has delayed the release of key economic data, such as the September jobs report that was expected Friday, and therefore lessened the amount of information available for the Fed ahead of its next interest rate decision.
—Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Trending Shorts Environmental activist Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, understood the bleak projections from climate scientists — and the economic and political structures that hinder change.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Powered by twin MTUs rated at 2,638 hp each, the yacht has an economic cruising speed of 11 knots, a cruising speed of 19 knots, a top speed of 22 knots, and a range of 1,000 nautical miles.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
The shutdown has delayed the release of key economic data, such as the September jobs report that was expected Friday, and therefore lessened the amount of information available for the Fed ahead of its next interest rate decision.
—Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Trending Shorts Environmental activist Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, understood the bleak projections from climate scientists — and the economic and political structures that hinder change.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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