economicallyec‧o‧nom‧i‧cally /ˌekəˈnɒmɪkli, ˌiː- $ -ˈnɑː-/ ●●○ AWL adverb 
In economically advanced countries, women marry later.[sentence adverb] Economically, capitalism has transformed societies.2in a way that uses money, goods, time etc without wasting any: We produce food as economically as possible. Small trees use space in the garden economically.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveseconomically developed/advanced (=modern, with many different types of industry)· the economically developed countries of Western Europeeconomically successful· an economically successful areaeconomically powerful (=rich and powerful)· economically powerful countries like the USeconomically depressed (=with not enough business activity, jobs etc)· Economically depressed areas in the northeast will receive extra EU funding.economically dependent on (=depending on someone or something for money)· The country is still economically dependent on agriculture.economically viable/feasible (=likely to be or remain financially successful)· Most of the coal mines in the area are no longer economically viable.economically active (=with a job, and so earning money)· A lot of older women are not economically active.economically independent (=not depending on other people for money)· Societies change when women become economically independent.economically disadvantaged (=poor)· Many of our students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.verbsdevelop economically (=grow and become more economically successful)· China is continuing to develop economically and politically.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- economically depressed areas
- Economically, our city has never been stronger.
- We did the printing as economically as we could possibly make it.
- Despite these economically based differences of opinion, those passing initiative petitions claim to have found widespread public support.
- In contrast, where class structures are less developed - both economically and culturally - the political institutions may be inherently weak.
- Little would be changed economically by such a move.
- Socially, economically and in human terms, the citizens of the Community are coming together.
- The GATT-Bretton Woods system has also come to the end of the line economically.
- This can not have been an economically sensible decision.
- This is not to denigrate what the Six did achieve economically and politically during the first few years of the organisation.
- Women are still relatively new to the marketplace and are more economically insecure than men.
WORD SETS
absolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives socially divisive policies It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open.
(=modern, with many different types of industry)· the economically developed countries of Western Europe
· an economically successful area
(=rich and powerful)· economically powerful countries like the US
(=with not enough business activity, jobs etc)· Economically depressed areas in the northeast will receive extra EU funding.
(=depending on someone or something for money)· The country is still economically dependent on agriculture.
(=likely to be or remain financially successful)· Most of the coal mines in the area are no longer economically viable.
(=with a job, and so earning money)· A lot of older women are not economically active.
(=not depending on other people for money)· Societies change when women become economically independent.
(=poor)· Many of our students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
verbs (=grow and become more economically successful)· China is continuing to develop economically and politically.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The proportion of men aged 65–69 who are economically active has decreased.
socially divisive policies It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open.· New projects must be economically viable.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Half the male population is economically active, compared to one-quarter of the female population.· The General Household Survey in 1979 found that only 20 percent of economically active married men supported a dependent wife and children.· About 63 percent. of women of working age with children are economically active.· The numbers and proportions of those economically active in a sample of developed countries are shown in Table 1.5.· As for the economically active, 56 percent were employed full- or part-time and 44 percent were unemployed.· Before they became redundant some three years earlier, all of them had been economically active and in full-time employment.· As Figure 2.8 shows, substantially more men than women are economically active.
· It feeds off the passions of a small and economically dependent country and the emotional demands it places on the game.· The inner ring is economically dependent on core Tyneside for the bulk of its employment opportunities.· A subscription would make Leapor economically dependent upon the goodwill of the wealthy.
· We can expect bigger screens, and it will be more economically feasible to justify high-capability entertainment zones.· Conventional wisdom in the United States had it that this is not economically feasible.· The new semi-automated test could at last make massive screening programmes for cervical cancer economically feasible.· The bottom line: Taking time now to plan is a wise investment toward a more enjoyable and economically feasible vacation.· The 1979 round of oil price rises made extraction more or less economically feasible.· The determination of whether or not it will be economically feasible to make this purchase.
· First, there has to be an agreement between economically independent undertakings.· Most others had come to the City as economically independent families.
· In recent years coal gasification has become increasingly economically viable due to technological developments.· But they say that around £100 million is needed to ensure such projects are economically viable in the short term.· Nuclear power has never been economically viable.· At present such storage is not economically viable.· Changing print technology will simply serve to reduce further these barriers to entry, making even lower print runs economically viable.· Observers have pointed out that the Gabcikovo power plant could only be economically viable if a substantial amount of water is diverted.· The development of these was not remotely economically viable at pre-1974 oil prices.· It might also finally make recycling economically viable.
VERB· It may therefore become economically and politically expedient to encourage a shift to more labour intensive methods of primary production.· For instance, in western societies women have become economically more important than hitherto.· Unless action is taken soon, many rural areas will become economically unsustainable.· The pipe-making process was first developed by Bill Menzel, but has become economically competitive since recycled plastic has been used.· As the country has become economically and militarily stronger, partially concealed ambiguities regarding interaction with the West have resurfaced.
· But within the North some areas get the resources to enable them to develop economically while others don't.
· There is every chance for women and the economically disadvantaged to enter on the same level as anybody else.· These students not only were economically disadvantaged but were, by definition, academically disadvantaged as well.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Ninety per cent of the population is kept politically illiterate, and the government takes orders from the corporations.
- But he does deny that his opposition is politically motivated.
- But he said he did not know if all of those killings were politically motivated.
- But some think dismissal was politically motivated.
- Five people were killed and 10 injured in overnight politically motivated violence in black townships around Johannesburg.
- However, Melancia maintained that he was the innocent victim of a politically motivated smear campaign.
- She said the timing of the vote was politically motivated.
- The potential for mischief in the international system by politically motivated or overzealous prosecutions is great.
- Yet because they are politically motivated they may be, in some degree, distrusted.
WORD FAMILYnouneconomicseconomisteconomyadjectiveeconomiceconomical ≠ uneconomic(al)economyverbeconomizeadverbeconomically ≠ uneconomically
1in a way that is related to systems of money, trade, or business: In economically advanced countries, women marry later.[sentence adverb] Economically, capitalism has transformed societies.2in a way that uses money, goods, time etc without wasting any: We produce food as economically as possible. Small trees use space in the garden economically.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveseconomically developed/advanced (=modern, with many different types of industry)· the economically developed countries of Western Europeeconomically successful· an economically successful areaeconomically powerful (=rich and powerful)· economically powerful countries like the USeconomically depressed (=with not enough business activity, jobs etc)· Economically depressed areas in the northeast will receive extra EU funding.economically dependent on (=depending on someone or something for money)· The country is still economically dependent on agriculture.economically viable/feasible (=likely to be or remain financially successful)· Most of the coal mines in the area are no longer economically viable.economically active (=with a job, and so earning money)· A lot of older women are not economically active.economically independent (=not depending on other people for money)· Societies change when women become economically independent.economically disadvantaged (=poor)· Many of our students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.verbsdevelop economically (=grow and become more economically successful)· China is continuing to develop economically and politically.