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
Adjective
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The lemonade stand and bake sale became very profitable and would turn into a giant play date in their front yard every June.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Marimekko has seen profitable growth even through the pandemic.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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But while many Hollywood productions have gone overseas in search of lucrative inducements, there are still plenty of creative — and non-economic — reasons a film would shoot outside the United States.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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Film and television production in recent years has been decamping from Hollywood to shoot in locations that offer lucrative tax incentives, like the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, which makes filming less expensive.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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