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"

Synonyms for economic

economical adj

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil

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efficient adj

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager

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profitable adj

yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

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worldly adj

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement

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"Economic" in song lyrics

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does economic mean?
of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory" 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" concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
What part of speech is economic?
Economic is an adjective.
How many definitions does economic have?
Economic has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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