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 review produced evidence that Credit Suisse’s banking relationships with the Nazi’s paramilitary organization SS were more extensive than previously known, with the SS’s economic arm maintaining an account at the bank, Grassley said, citing the records.
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Reuters, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Media pressure now takes the form of economic coercion rather than censorship.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Washington has also threatened tariffs on any country that sells oil to Cuba, exacerbating what experts say is the worst economic crisis since independence in 1902.
—semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Social media outrage, political division, and economic stress, fray our communal nervous systems.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Reuters, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Media pressure now takes the form of economic coercion rather than censorship.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Washington has also threatened tariffs on any country that sells oil to Cuba, exacerbating what experts say is the worst economic crisis since independence in 1902.
—semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Social media outrage, political division, and economic stress, fray our communal nervous systems.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economic
Adjective
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If not, the market would be expanded to include nearby substitutes, with the test repeated until a profitable price hike is achieved.—
Hal Singer,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Filosa struck a more optimistic note for the current year, saying on an earnings call Friday that Stellantis would be profitable throughout 2026.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Not glamorous, not lucrative, still ongoing.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The studio believes that February, once seen as a slow month for moviegoing, has become a much more lucrative corridor to release films.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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