economy /ē-konˈə-mi, i- or e-/

1. The administration of the material resources of an individual, community or country
2. The state of these resources
3. A frugal and judicious expenditure of money
4. Thrift
5. (usu in pl) an instance of economizing, a saving
6. The management of a household (archaic)
7. A religious system specific to a community or period, as the Christian economy
8. The efficient use of something, eg speech, effort, etc
9. Making one's presentation of doctrine, etc suit the needs or not offend the prejudices of one's hearers (theology)
10. An organized system
11. Regular operations, eg of nature

1. Of or relating to a cheaper class of air or sea travel
2. (of goods) of a size larger than standard and costing proportionately less

econometˈric or econometˈrical adjective

econometrician /-mə-trishˈən/ noun

econometˈrics singular noun

Statistical analysis of economic data and their interrelations

econometˈrist noun

economic /ē-kə-nomˈik or ek-ə-/ adjective

1. Relating or referring to economy or to economics
2. Relating to industry or business, eg economic geography, history, etc, from the utilitarian viewpoint
3. Operated at or capable of yielding a profit
4. Cheap (informal)
5. Economical

economˈical adjective

1. Conducive to thrift
2. Frugal
3. Careful
4. Economic

economˈically adverb

economˈics singular noun or plural noun

1. Financial position and management
2. Financial or economic aspects
3. The science of household management (obsolete; but see home economics under home)

The study of the production, distribution and consumption of money, goods and services

econˈomism noun

A belief, sometimes too great, that economic causes and theories are of primary importance

econˈomist noun

1. A person who studies or is an expert on economics
2. An economizer

economizāˈtion or economisāˈtion noun

The act of economizing

econˈomize or econˈomise intransitive verb

1. To manage with economy
2. To spend money carefully
3. To cut down on spending or waste
4. To save

1. To use prudently
2. To spend frugally

econˈomīzer or econˈomīser noun

1. A person who is economical
2. A device for saving heat, fuel, etc

economic determinism noun

The belief that all cultural, political, social, etc activity stems from economic considerations

economic migrant or economic refugee noun

Someone who leaves his or her country because of poverty rather than religious or political considerations

economic rent noun (economics)

A payment in excess of the minimum required to keep a factor of production (qv) in its current use

economic zone noun

The coastal sea-area which a country claims as its own territory (for fishing, mining, etc)

econˈomy-class adjective

Relating to the cheapest and least luxurious type of seating in an aircraft

economy-class syndrome noun

An informal name for deep-vein thrombosis (see under deep)

economy of scale noun (economics)

A reduction in unit cost that occurs as more of a commodity is produced

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