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economy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• əkŏʹnəmē (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• (US) audio
• [əˈkɔ̟n.ə.mi] (New-Zealand)
• /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• ĭkŏʹnəmē (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mi/ (Australia)
• /iˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /əˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (New-Zealand)
• /iːˈkɒ.nə.mi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English yconomye, yconomy, borrowed via Old French yconomie or Medieval Latin from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νέμω (némō, “distribute, allocate”). By surface analysis, eco- + -nomy. The first recorded sense of the word economy, found in a work possibly composed in 1440, is “the management of economic affairs”, in this case, of a monastery.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Cheap to run; using minimal resources; representing good value for money; economical.
   • Economy size.
   • He bought an economy car.

Forms

economy en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• əkŏʹnəmē (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• (US) audio
• [əˈkɔ̟n.ə.mi] (New-Zealand)
• /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• ĭkŏʹnəmē (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mi/ (Australia)
• /iˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /əˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (New-Zealand)
• /iːˈkɒ.nə.mi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English yconomye, yconomy, borrowed via Old French yconomie or Medieval Latin from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νέμω (némō, “distribute, allocate”). By surface analysis, eco- + -nomy. The first recorded sense of the word economy, found in a work possibly composed in 1440, is “the management of economic affairs”, in this case, of a monastery.

Meanings

1. (US, not-comparable) In or via the part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying the lower standard fares.
   • Numerous web sites have tips on how to fly economy.

Forms

Translations (5)

es económico (cheap to run) · pt económico (cheap to run) · ru эконо́мный (cheap to run) · sv ekonomisk (cheap to run) · pt econômico (cheap to run)

economy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• əkŏʹnəmē (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• (US) audio
• [əˈkɔ̟n.ə.mi] (New-Zealand)
• /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• ĭkŏʹnəmē (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mi/ (Australia)
• /iˈkɑ.nə.mi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /əˈkɒn.ə.mi/ (New-Zealand)
• /iːˈkɒ.nə.mi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English yconomye, yconomy, borrowed via Old French yconomie or Medieval Latin from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νέμω (némō, “distribute, allocate”). By surface analysis, eco- + -nomy. The first recorded sense of the word economy, found in a work possibly composed in 1440, is “the management of economic affairs”, in this case, of a monastery.

Meanings

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources. ▸ The regular operation of nature in the generation, nutrition and preservation of animals or plants.
   • animal economy, vegetable economy
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources. ▸ System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources. ▸ A system of rules, regulations, rites and ceremonies.
   • the Jewish economy
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources. ▸ The disposition or arrangement of any work.
   • the economy of a poem
   • The place pleased them so much that they spent all their spare time there, scratching and cutting their names on the top of every tower; and at last, having exhausted all other places, finished up with inscribing H.EAST, T.BROWN, on the minute-hand of the great clock; in the doing of which they held the minute-hand, and disturbed the clock's economy. 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days:
5. (countable, uncountable) The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.
6. (countable, uncountable) Frugal use of resources.
   • Every possible economy was carefully investigated and unnecessary expense, however small, eliminated. The company had no money to spare on "frills." 1956 September, 'Precursor', “The Dursley & Midland Junction Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 599:
   • April 5, 1729, Jonathan Swift, letter to St. John I have no other notion of economy than that it is the parent to liberty and ease.
   • economy of word
7. (countable, uncountable) The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.
   • An economy open to free movement of capital can keep a fixed exchange rate, for example, only by subjugating monetary-policy goals to its defence—by raising interest rates sharply, say, when capital outflows put downward pressure on the currency. Yet the trilemma also implies that an economy can enjoy both free capital flows and an independent monetary policy, so long as it gives up worrying about its exchange rate. […] As advanced economies opened their monetary spigots to boost ailing economies, emerging-market complaints grew louder. 2013 August 31, “Horns of a trilemma”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8851, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2023:
8. (countable, uncountable) The method of divine government of the world. (See Economy (religion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
   • The economy of God is in Jesus Christ alone.
9. (US, countable, uncountable) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; economy class.
10. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Management of one’s residency.

Forms

Deriveds

economy car · market economy · supereconomy · economy class · collaborative economy · tangible economy · subeconomy · subsistence economy · agro-economy · quaternary sector of the economy · transition economy · sex economy · e-economy · money economy · mixed economy · economocracy · premium economy · circular economy · black economy · lithium economy · economism · economy class syndrome · bioeconomy · micro-economy · peer-to-peer economy · pharmacoeconomy · cybereconomy · microeconomy · reputation economy · financial economy · macroeconomy · economy of scale · command economy · planned economy · economy rice · attention economy · economywide · economywise · tiger economy · false economy · diseconomy · economy model · natural economy · agroeconomy · service economy · political economy · economy rate · Goldilocks economy · real economy · sharing economy · share economy · economist · sheconomy · dual economy · economic · economize · centrally planned economy · palaeoeconomy · narcoeconomy · gift economy · blue economy · policy economy · hydrogen economy · domestic economy · token economy · economical · socioeconomy · fuel economy · economy of means · gig economy · zombie economy · economy picking

Relateds

microeconomics · macroeconomics · economics

Translations (234)

ru хозя́йство (production and distribution and consumption) · tr iktisat (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · it economia (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · nrf êconomie (production and distribution and consumption) · ms ekonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · ar اِقْتِصَاد (production and distribution and consumption) · ur مَعِیشَت (production and distribution and consumption) · pt economia (production and distribution and consumption) · ca economia (production and distribution and consumption) · ga barainneacht (frugal use of resources) · lo ເສດຖະກິດ (production and distribution and consumption) · bg пестели́вост (frugal use of resources) · kk ықтисат (production and distribution and consumption) · tr ekonomi (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · uz iqtisod (production and distribution and consumption) · dsb ekonomija (production and distribution and consumption) · yi עקאָנאָמיע (production and distribution and consumption) · mi taiōhanga (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ka ეკონომიკა (production and distribution and consumption) · ml സമ്പദ്വ്യവസ്ഥ (production and distribution and consumption) · ur کِفایَت (frugal use of resources) · cdo 經濟 /经济 (production and distribution and consumption) · crh ekonomiya (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · nl economie (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · tg иқтисодиёт (production and distribution and consumption) · sh privreda (production and distribution and consumption) · kk экономика (production and distribution and consumption) · hy խնայողություն (frugal use of resources) · sh gospodarstvo (production and distribution and consumption) · lv saimniecība (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ar اِقْتِصَاد (frugal use of resources) · uz ekonomika (production and distribution and consumption) · hy տնտեսություն (production and distribution and consumption) · ky кожоюндук (production and distribution and consumption) · ky экономика (production and distribution and consumption) · et majandus (production and distribution and consumption) · da økonomi (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · oc economia (production and distribution and consumption) · cs úspornost (frugal use of resources) · ba иҡтисад (production and distribution and consumption) · th เศรษฐกิจ (production and distribution and consumption) · tg иқтисод (production and distribution and consumption) · yue 經濟 /经济 (production and distribution and consumption) · ota اداره (frugal use of resources) · hi किफ़ायत (production and distribution and consumption) · scn acunumìa (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · mwl eiconomie (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · be ашча́днасць (frugal use of resources) · tr iktisat (production and distribution and consumption) · nb økonomi (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ff 𞤬𞤢𞤺𞥆𞤵𞤣𞤵 (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · uk еконо́мія (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · dng җинҗи (production and distribution and consumption) · is nýtni (frugal use of resources) · scn ecunumìa (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · mk економија (production and distribution and consumption) · vi sự tiết kiệm (frugal use of resources) · be экано́міка (production and distribution and consumption) · ug ئىقتىساد (production and distribution and consumption) · ko 경제 (production and distribution and consumption) · bg иконо́мика (production and distribution and consumption) · it economia (frugal use of resources) · fr économie (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · fa-ira اِقْتِصادِیَّات (production and distribution and consumption) · nb økonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · de Ökonomie (production and distribution and consumption) · tr ekonomi (frugal use of resources) · oc economia (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · da husholdning (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · sh ekonomija (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · sw uchumi (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · crh iqtisat (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ro economie (production and distribution and consumption) · lv ekonomika (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · de Wirtschaft (frugal use of resources) · nan-hbl 經濟 /经济 (production and distribution and consumption) · mwl eiquenomie (production and distribution and consumption) · vi kinh tế (production and distribution and consumption) · sv hushållning (frugal use of resources) · cs ekonomika (production and distribution and consumption) · fr économie (production and distribution and consumption) · es economía (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ur اِقْتِصاد (production and distribution and consumption) · hi अर्थव्यवस्था (production and distribution and consumption) · sl gospodarstvo (production and distribution and consumption) · fi talous (production and distribution and consumption) · nl economie (frugal use of resources) · fa-ira اِقْتِصاد (production and distribution and consumption) · de Wirtschaft (production and distribution and consumption) · hak 經濟 /经济 (production and distribution and consumption) · id ekonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · is ráðdeild (frugal use of resources) · tt икътисад (production and distribution and consumption) · tr denlik (production and distribution and consumption) · tl ekonomiya (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · gd eaconomaidh (production and distribution and consumption) · he כַּלְכָּלָה (production and distribution and consumption) · cmn 經濟 /经济 (production and distribution and consumption) · acw اِقْتِصاد (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · be экано́мія (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · el οικονομία (production and distribution and consumption) · dv އިޤްތިޞާދު (production and distribution and consumption) · bn অর্থনীতি (production and distribution and consumption) · ms ekonomi (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · cmn 經濟 /经济 (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ur مَعِیشَت (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · is atvinnulif (production and distribution and consumption) · kmr îqtisad (production and distribution and consumption) · ja 経済 (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · is hagsýni (frugal use of resources) · sv ekonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · ga geilleagar (production and distribution and consumption) · mn ᠡᠳ᠋ ᠦᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ (production and distribution and consumption) · tr iktisat (frugal use of resources) · uk оща́дливість (frugal use of resources) · sv ekonomi (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · is efnahagslíf (production and distribution and consumption) · fo búskapur (production and distribution and consumption) · sk ekonomika (production and distribution and consumption) · hu gazdaság (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · lt ekonomika (production and distribution and consumption) · ru эконо́мика (production and distribution and consumption) · ml സമ്പദ്ഘടന (production and distribution and consumption) · bg стопа́нство (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · scn ecunumìa (production and distribution and consumption) · mwl eiquenomie (frugal use of resources) · mn ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ (production and distribution and consumption) · be беражлі́васць (frugal use of resources) · sh gospodarstvo (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · mn аж ахуй (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · uz iqtisodiyot (production and distribution and consumption) · el οικονομία (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · pt economia (frugal use of resources) · ps اقتصاد (production and distribution and consumption) · prs اِقْتِصَادِیَّات (production and distribution and consumption) · os экономикӕ (production and distribution and consumption) · de Ökonomie (frugal use of resources) · sq ekonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · az qənaət (frugal use of resources) · shn ပၢႆးမၢၵ်ႈမီး (production and distribution and consumption) · ru бережли́вость (frugal use of resources) · sh привреда (production and distribution and consumption) · nb økonomi (frugal use of resources) · uk еконо́міка (production and distribution and consumption) · tr tutum (frugal use of resources) · nl economie (production and distribution and consumption) · uk господа́рство (production and distribution and consumption) · mn эдийн засаг (production and distribution and consumption) · lv ekonomija (frugal use of resources) · da økonomi (frugal use of resources) · ff faggudu (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · tr ekonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · dv މައީށަތް (production and distribution and consumption) · it economia (production and distribution and consumption) · sv ekonomi (frugal use of resources) · ru экономи́чность (frugal use of resources) · sh господарство (production and distribution and consumption) · prs اِقْتِصَاد (production and distribution and consumption) · sv hushållning (production and distribution and consumption) · hu gazdaság (production and distribution and consumption) · mwl eiconomie (frugal use of resources) · sh економија (production and distribution and consumption) · my စီးပွားရေး (production and distribution and consumption) · ru эконо́мия (frugal use of resources) · uk бережли́вість (frugal use of resources) · tr denlik (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · io ekonomio (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · de Ökonomie (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · tl ekonomiya (production and distribution and consumption) · mn аж ахуй (production and distribution and consumption) · ca economia (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · kmr ekonomî (production and distribution and consumption) · ota اقتصاد (production and distribution and consumption) · nrf êconomie (frugal use of resources) · sh ekonomija (production and distribution and consumption) · bua ажахы (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · az iqtisadiyyat (production and distribution and consumption) · pt economia (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · eo ekonomio (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · sk hospodárstvo (production and distribution and consumption) · da økonomi (production and distribution and consumption) · gd eaconomaidh (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · bg иконо́мика (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · si අරපරික්සම (production and distribution and consumption) · km សេដ្ឋកិច្ច (production and distribution and consumption) · fi talous (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · tk ykdysadyýet (production and distribution and consumption) · fi taloudellisuus (frugal use of resources) · mwl eiconomie (production and distribution and consumption) · ps وټه (production and distribution and consumption) · ur اِقْتِصادِیات (production and distribution and consumption) · be гаспада́рка (production and distribution and consumption) · fr économie (frugal use of resources) · wuu 經濟 /经济 (production and distribution and consumption) · it risparmio (frugal use of resources) · de Wirtschaft (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · pl gospodarka (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · es economía (production and distribution and consumption) · scn cunumìa (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · mn хэмнэлт (frugal use of resources) · bar Wirtschafd (production and distribution and consumption) · ja 経済 (production and distribution and consumption) · mwl eiquenomie (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · fi ekonomisuus (frugal use of resources) · scn mircatu (production and distribution and consumption) · tl kapamuhayan (production and distribution and consumption) · is hagur (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · pt frugalidade (frugal use of resources) · scn sparagnu (frugal use of resources) · mt ekonomija (production and distribution and consumption) · bar Wirtschafd (frugal use of resources) · el οικονομία (frugal use of resources) · is sparnaður (frugal use of resources) · kmr aborî (production and distribution and consumption) · cs hospodářství (production and distribution and consumption) · ru эконо́мия (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · hi किफ़ायत (frugal use of resources) · pl ekonomia (production and distribution and consumption) · hy տնտեսում (frugal use of resources) · uk еконо́мія (frugal use of resources) · sv hushållning (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · be экано́мія (frugal use of resources) · ga barainneacht (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · bo དཔལ་འབྱོར (production and distribution and consumption) · io ekonomio (production and distribution and consumption) · lv ekonomika (production and distribution and consumption) · mi ōhanga (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · uk еконо́мність (frugal use of resources) · ko 경제 (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ar اِقْتِصاد (effective management of the resources of a community or system) · ff faggudu (production and distribution and consumption) · ff 𞤬𞤢𞤺𞥆𞤵𞤣𞤵 (production and distribution and consumption) · af ekonomie (production and distribution and consumption) · hy էկոնոմիկա (production and distribution and consumption)