Economic Definition & Meaning

economic
adjective
  1. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
  2. of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"
  3. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
  4. concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"
  5. financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"

"Economic" in song lyrics

See how economic is used in real songs:

  • "Lying to us with they shady figures of economic"
    Napoleon Da Legend — The Elixir
  • "jamaica's economic"
    AOL — AOL
  • "what is economic"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "economic"

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