A market (for a particular commodity, etc.) in which prices are not fixed or regulated; (chiefly with the) an economic system in which prices are…

an agricultural economy in which the family is the basic unit of production.

The practice of agriculture; the agricultural sector of an economy; (also) a social or economic system based on agriculture. Cf. industrialism, n.

an economy based on the use of money rather than barter as a means of exchange.

an economic system in which prices are determined by market forces.

Economics. external economy, an economy of scale (see economy, n. phrases 2) in which external factors lead to the reduction of costs to…

an economy characteristic of peacetime, in which defence expenditure is relatively low and only a small part of the labour force is engaged in arms…

(a) a measure taken in order to save money or other resources because of a war; (b) an economy, characteristic of wartime, in which a large part…

an economy in which industrial investment, production, development, etc., are determined by an overall national governmental plan.

an economy which is subject to and determined by free competition (cf. planned economy n. at compounds).

an economic system in which the journey of a product, material, etc., leads back in some way to where it began; (now esp.) a system or process…

an economy in which the framework and general policies are regulated or controlled by the government.

an economic system containing both private and state enterprise.

an economic system in which the state retains control of the economy as a whole and the ownership of some major industries, while allowing…

spec. Designating or characteristic of a society, economy, etc., whose structure reflects the presence within it of different ethnic groups or…

an economic system which supports private enterprise within a free market, the means of production being privately owned.

Economics. external economy, an economy of scale (see economy, n. phrases 2) in which external factors lead to the reduction of costs to…

an economic situation in which the availability of imported goods is severely restricted by import controls and the export of capital is curtailed.

an economy in which growth is thought to be dependent on the effective acquisition, dissemination, and use of information, rather than the…

an economic system or process in which the materials involved in production, or the products themselves, are ultimately disposed of as waste…

European monetary union (also economic and monetary union); see European monetary union n. at European, adj. n.compounds 2b.

a system of economic organization (or section of the economy) that is based on the payment of a regular, fixed wage in return for labour; contr. with…

that sector of an economic system which is conducted by means of informal commercial activity unaccounted for in official statistics; esp. activity…

European Monetary System, a monetary system based on the Exchange Rate Mechanism, agreed on by the European Community in 1978 and inaugurated in…

a model of capitalist society which specifically emphasizes and encourages entrepreneurial activity and speculation, financial self-reliance, etc.

Usually with the. The economy as it relates to post-industrial society, based largely on advanced (esp. digital) technology and the service…

A nickname for any one of the more successful smaller economies of East Asia, esp. those of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea.

A system of economic organization in which employees receive a share of their company's profits as a regular element of their pay. Contrasted with wa…

A labour market characterized by a prevalence of short-term contracts and freelance work, as distinct from permanent, full-time employment.