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   economic

   /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to economics or the economy: "the government's economic policy"
   • ▪ (of a subject) considered in relation to trade, industry, and the creation of wealth: "economic history" Similar financialmonetarypecuniarybudgetaryfiscalcommercialtrademercantile
   • 2. justified in terms of profitability: "many organizations must become larger if they are to remain economic" Similar profitableprofit-makingmoneymakingmoney-spinninglucrativeremunerativefinancially rewardingfruitfulgainfulproductivesolventviablecost-effectivesuccessfulcommercialcommercially successfulOpposite unprofitable
   • ▪ requiring fewer resources or costing less money: "solar power may provide a more economic solution" Similar cost-effectiveeffectiveefficientenergy-efficientfuel-efficientenergy-savingfuel-savingworthwhilevaluableadvantageouscheapinexpensivelow-costlow-pricelow-budgetbudgeteconomyreasonablereasonably pricedcut-priceOpposite extravagant

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia (see economy). Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th century) ‘relating to household management’. Modern senses date from the mid 19th century.

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