economics
Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially…Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
» Tom said that his specialty is economics.
Том сказав, що його спеціалізація — економіка.
Meaning
6 senses(dated, plural, singular)Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
(dated, plural, singular)Management of household finances; also, the financial situation of a household.
(broadly, plural, singular)The study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production.
Mary studied economics for five years before going into banking.
the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
The study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production.
(broadly, plural, singular)Chiefly with a descriptive word: the application of this study to a particular domain.
rural economics
(broadly, plural, singular)The financial situation of a nation, state, etc.
(broadly, plural, singular)Chiefly followed by of: the financial aspects of an activity, enterprise, etc.
The economics of running a restaurant are not easy to get right.
Examples
108 sentencesTom said that his specialty is economics.
Том сказав, що його спеціалізація — економіка. — deniko
I know nothing about economics.
Я взагалі не розуміюся на економіці. — deniko
ruЯ ничего не понимаю в экономике. — marafon
Tom said his specialty is economics.
Том сказав, що його спеціалізація — економіка. — deniko
Tom majored in economics.
Спеціалізацією Тома була економіка. — deniko
What do you think economics is?
Translations
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Origin
From economic (noun) (obsolete) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plural fFrom economic (noun) (obsolete) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plural forms of nouns). Economic is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then:
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Forms
plural: economicses| Singular | economics |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management:economic sciencepolitical economy