economic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌi-/ (Canadian, General-American, dialectal)
- /ˌikəˈnɑmɪk/ (Canada)
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- /ˌɛ-/ (India)
- /ˌiːkəˈnɔmɪk/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ (Canadian, General-American, dialectal)
- /ˌe-/ (Australia)
- (Ontario) audio
- /ˌiːkɔˈnɒmɪk/ (India)
- /ˌɛ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor. Latin oeconomia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin oeconomicusder. Old French iconomikeder. Middle English iconomiquebor. Middle English economike, iconomique English economic The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then: * from Middle French iconomique, oeconomique, and Old French iconomike (“(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”) (modern French économique); and * from their etymon Latin oeconomicus (“(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”) (whence Late Latin economicus (“relating to (management of) a household”)), and economica (“household management”), both from Ancient Greek οἰκονομῐκός (oikonomĭkós, “skilled in household management; frugal, thrifty, economical”) (whence Koine Greek οἰκονομῐκός (oikonomĭkós, “relating to orderly arrangement of written material”)); from οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, “master of a house; household manager, steward; administrator, manager”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Οἰκονόμος (Oikonómos) is derived from οἶκος (oîkos, “dwelling place, house; estate”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“(verb) to enter in; to settle; (noun) settlement”)) + νόμος (nómos, “law, ordinance”) (from νέμω (némō, “to distribute; to possess”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute; to give; to take”)) + -ος (-os, suffix forming o-grade action nouns from verbs)). Noun sense 2.2 (“one who manages the income of a vacant benefice”) is from Italian economo, from Late Latin oeconomus (“housekeeper, steward; administrator, especially of a religious foundation”), from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, “master of a house; household manager, steward; administrator, manager”): see above. The adjective is derived from the noun; compare the adjective senses in Middle and Old French, Latin, and Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, economy + -ic.
Meanings
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Pertaining to an economy.
Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.
2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023:There is much talk of tyranny in the political realm, but little is said about the tyrannies in the economic realm, a primary one being the tyranny of high costs: high costs crush the economy from within and enslave those attempting to start enterprises or keep their businesses afloat.
2021 January 7, Charles Hugh Smith, The Tyranny Nobody Talks About, archived from the original on 20 May 2022:
- Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
- Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.
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(obsolete) Pertaining to the management of a household
And doth employ her Oeconomick Art, and buisy Care, her Houshold to preserve
1714 [1599], John Davies, edited by Nahum Tate, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul, 2nd edition, London: Hammond Banks, page 64:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| economick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more economic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most economic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| œconomic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| œconomick | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
countereconomic · quasieconomic · special economic zone · economic indicator · economic warfare · economic rationalism · technoeconomic · economic emigrant · economic determinism · hydroeconomic · economic equilibrium · economic substance · subeconomic · economic capital · uneconomic · economic rent · macroeconomic · geoeconomic · economic liberal · economic crisis · economic nationalism · psychoeconomic · non-economic · economic life · sexuo-economic · techonomic · neuroeconomic · socio-economic · economic growth · economic corridor · antieconomic · bioeconomic · microeconomic · economic terrorism · politico-economic · pseudoeconomic · economic man · economic liberalism · economicology · economic immigrant · economic output · mesoeconomic · agro-economic · macro-economic · genoeconomic · nanoeconomic · exclusive economic zone · socio-political-economic · political-economic · economic human · politicoeconomic · economic scenario generator · economic moat · economic migrant · economic science · clinicoeconomic · medicoeconomic · economics · thermoeconomic · economic mobility · economical · noneconomic · economic freedom · mixed economic · pharmacoeconomic · economic refugee · agroeconomic
Relateds
Synonyms
inexpensive · sparing · el cheapo · penny-pinching · cheapo · dime a dozen · cheap · economical · thrifty · brand X · moderate · tight · spary · frugal · provident · unexpensive · economic · chary · bargainous · budget · spareful · cheesy · two a penny · sixpenny · economic · bargainous · low-cost · cheap · husbandly · low-cost · abstemious · economical · penny-pinching · tightwad · competitive · low-end · close with a buck · thrifty · nickel · cheapie · tinhorn · huswifely · parsimonious · canny · prudent · low-priced
Translations (114)
gd eagonomach (cheap) · eo ekonomia (pertaining to an economy) · pl gospodarczy (pertaining to an economy) · ru экономи́ческий (pertaining to an economy) · ru хозя́йственный (pertaining to an economy) · tr ekonomik (pertaining to an economy) · pt económico (pertaining to an economy) · ko 경제의 (pertaining to an economy) · sh ekònomskī (pertaining to an economy) · de Wirtschafts- (pertaining to an economy) · gd eagonomach (pertaining to an economy) · hu gazdasági (pertaining to an economy) · fr économique (pertaining to the study of money) · sv ekonomisk (pertaining to an economy) · pt econômico (pertaining to an economy) · ky экономикалык (pertaining to an economy) · vi kinh tế (pertaining to an economy) · ga eacnamaíoch (pertaining to an economy) · fi kansantaloudellinen (pertaining to an economy) · fa اقتصادی (pertaining to an economy) · cmn 經濟 /经济 (pertaining to an economy) · bg икономичен (cheap) · ca econòmic (pertaining to the study of money) · sw kiuchumi (pertaining to an economy) · it economo (cheap) · hi आर्थिक (pertaining to an economy) · tg иқтисодӣ (pertaining to an economy) · it economico (cheap) · ur اِقْتِصادی (pertaining to an economy) · tk ykdysady (pertaining to an economy) · sq ekonomik (pertaining to an economy) · mn аж ахуйн (pertaining to an economy) · gl económico (pertaining to an economy) · be гаспада́рскi (pertaining to an economy) · bg рентабилен (cheap) · bn আর্থিক (pertaining to an economy) · ro economic (pertaining to an economy) · da økonomisk (pertaining to an economy) · cs ekonomický (pertaining to the study of money) · sl gospodarski (pertaining to an economy) · lt ekonominis (pertaining to an economy) · el οικονομικός (pertaining to an economy) · kk экономикалық (pertaining to an economy) · tr iktisadi (pertaining to an economy) · hy տնտեսական (pertaining to an economy) · tl agimatin (pertaining to an economy) · bg икономи́чески (pertaining to an economy) · pl ekonomiczny (cheap) · ps وټه ييز (pertaining to an economy) · pl ekonomiczny (pertaining to an economy) · uk господа́рський (pertaining to an economy) · pt económico (cheap) · cs hospodářský (pertaining to an economy) · ga eacnamúil (cheap) · ga eacnamaíoch (cheap) · uk економі́чний (pertaining to an economy) · cs ekonomický (cheap) · km សេដ្ឋកិច្ច (pertaining to an economy) · es económico (pertaining to an economy) · nb økonomisk (pertaining to an economy) · sl ekonomski (pertaining to an economy) · gl barato (cheap) · ka ეკონომიური (cheap) · fi talous- (pertaining to the study of money) · uz iqtisodiy (pertaining to an economy) · kmr ekonomik (pertaining to an economy) · de Wirtschafts- (pertaining to the study of money) · br armerzhel (pertaining to an economy) · ka ეკონომიკური (pertaining to an economy) · fr économique (cheap) · ms ekonomi (pertaining to an economy) · kmr îktîsadî (pertaining to an economy) · lad ekonomiko (pertaining to an economy) · mt ekonomiku (pertaining to an economy) · ga eacnamaíoch (pertaining to the study of money) · de günstig (cheap) · bg стопа́нски (pertaining to an economy) · ga eacnamúil (pertaining to an economy) · gd eagonomach (pertaining to the study of money) · it economico (pertaining to an economy) · be эканамі́чны (pertaining to an economy) · es económico (pertaining to the study of money) · pt econômico (cheap) · lo ເສດຖະກິດ (pertaining to an economy) · ja 経済の (pertaining to an economy) · oc economic (pertaining to an economy) · sk hospodársky (pertaining to an economy) · ar اِقْتِصَادِيّ (pertaining to an economy) · he כַּלְכָּלִי (pertaining to an economy) · ca econòmic (pertaining to an economy) · ka საეკონომიო (pertaining to an economy) · pl ekonomiczny (pertaining to the study of money) · ug ئىقتىسادىي (pertaining to an economy) · de ökonomisch (pertaining to an economy) · ga eacnamúil (pertaining to the study of money) · fr économique (pertaining to an economy) · lv ekonomisks (pertaining to an economy) · my စီးပွားရေး (pertaining to an economy) · it economico (pertaining to the study of money) · mk економски (pertaining to an economy) · et majanduslik (pertaining to an economy) · ja 経済的な (pertaining to an economy) · th เศรษฐกิจ (pertaining to an economy) · ur مُعاشی (pertaining to an economy) · is hagfræðilegur (pertaining to an economy) · fi taloudellinen (cheap) · az iqtisadi (pertaining to an economy) · yi עקאָנאָמיש (pertaining to an economy) · ps اقتصادي (pertaining to an economy) · nl economisch (pertaining to an economy) · de sparsam (cheap) · es económico (cheap) · sh еко̀номскӣ (pertaining to an economy) · de ökonomisch (pertaining to the study of money)