单词 | economically |
释义 | economicallyadv. In an economical manner. ΚΠ 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1128 Let them argue and expostulate with me about these points, who have lived oeconomically or politickly. 1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs xi. 160 A wise or prudent man can guide himself ethically, his family oeconomically, and the Commonwealth politickly. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World vi. 149 Every Individual Nature is a Compositum of more or less Principles or Parts, and more or less Oeconomicaly Composed, and Ordered, according to the Particular Nature and Orb therof. 1685 H. Killigrew Serm. iii. 45 The Father that was Superiour Oeconomically, and commanded in the Family. 1728 tr. G. Burnet Faith & Duties Christians 200 These Things are not done naturally, but morally or oeconomically, according to the Manners and the Passions of Men. 2. Theology. According to the method or subject to the conditions of the divine economy (economy n. 5). ΚΠ a1631 J. Downe Christs Prayer for Church 102 in Certaine Treatises (1633) Oeconomically and dispensatiuely, vailing & couering it [sc. his glory] vnder the cloud of his flesh. 1696 W. Lorimer Remarks Goodwins Disc. vii. 71 The Sin of Man..disabled the Law of Works that it could not give that Eternal Life which after the Fall it promised only œconomically. 1764 Case laid Open 110 Œconomically considered, he declares, saying, My father is greater than I. 1845 G. S. Faber Eight Diss. I. i. iii. 36 God the Father..economically declares his high behests through the medium of the Word. 1864 J. H. Newman Apologia 67 The system which is of less importance is economically or sacramentally connected with the more momentous system. 1957 Philos. Rev. 66 548 In this view the whole Trinity was conceived of economically. 2001 Jrnl. Relig. 81 483 Economically, it focuses on the Father's sending of the Son so as to communicate the Spirit to us. 3. With due regard to economy in the use of resources; in a thrifty or sparing, as opposed to a wasteful, manner; (hence) profitably; so as to represent good value for money. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] > thriftily or economically thriftily1581 stewardly1604 economically1753 1753 R. Shiels & T. Cibber Lives Poets Great Brit. & Irel. V. 311 Ten pounds were left him by a relation, which he very oeconomically improved to the best advantage. 1770 A. Young Rural Oeconomy viii. 304 Every point of profit is œconomically attended to. 1812 Examiner 28 Sept. 620/1 Those resources the kingdom should economically apply. 1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. ix. 549 The object might be attained..more economically, by the appointment of a Lieutenant-Governor. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 415/2 Labour can be more..economically carried out. 1916 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 1 Sept. 5/3 We are doing everything in our power to help you in the perpetual problem of clothing your children neatly and economically. 1958 Economist 8 Nov. 486/1 Well-managed grassland feeds stock more economically than do concentrates. 1999 Plumbing, Heating & Air Movement Apr. 16 (advt.) Vertical, perimeter and standard radiators can now all be sourced from one, economically priced designer range. 4. In terms of economics or the economy; with reference to, or from the point of view of, economics or finance. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [adverb] financially1795 politico-economically1844 fiscally1845 economically1856 society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adverb] politico-economically1844 economically1856 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 172 The best examples of the application of science, economically to agriculture, can..be found in Virginia. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) v. 49 Economically considered, the existence of mankind is conditioned by some sort of saving. 1901 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Republican 21 May 1/4 The Berliner Post..protests against the assertions of a paper..that Mexico is economically a part of the United States. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1246 The heather moors cover extensive tracts of upland in Scotland and Yorkshire, where they are economically important as grouse moors. 1973 H. L. Bretton Power & Politics in Afr. 19 The weaker a state is economically, the more fragile is its independence. 2006 N.Y. Mag. 6 Feb. 21/2 It will be a great and tragic irony if, as China becomes economically Americanized, America becomes politically Chinafied. 5. With regard to personal finances; financially. ΚΠ 1892 C. Mclean Andrews Old Eng. Manor Introd. 68 The ceorl was certainly not a serf, and we have no reason to suppose that he was even economically dependent. 1921 Econ. Jrnl. 31 393 The patriarchic family, emancipated from the clan, is economically independent. 1994 Independent on Sunday 18 Dec. 15 The remaining people are not doing too badly economically, but they're suffering from presenteeism. 2000 B. F. Reskin in M. S. Kimmel & A. Aronson Gendered Society Reader 268 As individuals, many men will gain economically if their partners earn higher wages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1603 |
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