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
Though the ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the regional war’s economic fallout.
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Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Mexican economic officials have routinely traveled to Washington to bolster relations ahead of renegotiations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, free trade agreement.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has campaigned relentlessly against corruption and Hungary’s economic stagnation.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Inside Iran, there was fresh exhaustion and anger after months of unrest that began with nationwide protests against economic issues and then political ones, which turned into weeks of sheltering from U.S. and Israeli bombardment.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
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Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Mexican economic officials have routinely traveled to Washington to bolster relations ahead of renegotiations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, free trade agreement.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has campaigned relentlessly against corruption and Hungary’s economic stagnation.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Inside Iran, there was fresh exhaustion and anger after months of unrest that began with nationwide protests against economic issues and then political ones, which turned into weeks of sheltering from U.S. and Israeli bombardment.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economic
Adjective
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Convenience store gas sales are not as profitable as bringing people inside from the pumps.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 1949, Arthur Miller envisioned the American Dream as a kind of spiritual opioid crisis — a profitable system of addiction, this one to a beautiful lie, that was literally killing people.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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When combined with the store’s credit card, deals can be even more lucrative.—
Liz Knueven,Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Peterson, however, says this would worsen the area’s housing challenges by taking away units from the long-term rentals market, as landlords may find shorter deals more lucrative.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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