Usually with singular agreement. The branch of economics concerned with the countryside or rural life and activities, esp. agriculture; (also) the…

The aspect of the economy concerned with the production and distribution of goods and services. Cf. supply, n. 11. Frequently contrasted with demand…

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

(a) = business district n.; (b) that part of the economy which is related to (a particular) business.

(a) U.S. the economy of the black population of the United States (now rare); (b) that part of a country's economic activity which is not…

(a) gen. an economy or saving that is not readily apparent (rare); (b) Politics and Economics (now the usual sense), the economic sector consisting…

figurative. the economic sector of private business deals in which tax liability is not reported; the ‘black’ economy. Cf. black, adj. 15a. U.S.

spec. The economy as it relates to established manufacturing industries, agriculture, etc., as opposed to high-technology industries such as…