Meaning

4 senses
  1. Pertaining to an economy.

    ökonomisch, Wirtschafts-

    экономи́ческийekonomíčeskij, хозя́йственныйxozjájstvennyj

    економі́чнийekonomíčnyj, господа́рськийhospodársʹkyj

  2. Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.

    sparsam, günstig

  3. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.

    Wirtschafts-, ökonomisch

  4. (obsolete)Pertaining to the management of a household

More definitions
  • using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
  • financially rewarding
  • concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
  • of or relating to the science of economics

Examples

831 sentences
  1. We find diverse ethnic and economic interests here.

  2. He gave up the plan for economic reasons.

  3. Tom isn't doing much business during these bad economic times.

  4. Japan is one of the greatest economic powers in the world.

    deJapan ist eine der größten Wirtschaftsmächte der Welt. — Manfredo

  5. There will be an economic crisis at the end of this year.

    ruВ конце этого года будет экономический кризис. — Lenin_1917

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pertaining to an economy:
Русский
By meaning 1
pertaining to an economy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
pertaining to an economy:
cheap:

Origin

The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), an

The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then:

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