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macroeconomic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌmækɹəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ (UK)
  • /ˌmækɹoʊˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- 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 English macroeconomic From macro- + economic.

Meanings

  1. Relating to macroeconomics.
  2. Relating to the entire economy, including the growth rate, money and credit, exchange rates, the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.
    • But judges, law students, economists, human rights experts, and Mexico’s most important trading partners worry [the judicial reform] could lead to democratic backsliding – and macroeconomic turbulence – that the incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum will inherit when she takes office Oct. 1. 2024 August 29, Whitney Eulich, “Why Mexican judicial reform is causing a rift with the US”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
    • On Monday, chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) cut its sales outlook for the fourth quarter, citing “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China.” Last week, Intel’s (INTC) CEO also noted that “trade and macro concerns, especially in China, have intensified.” 2019 January 28, Seth Fiegerman, “Apple earnings: How low can iPhone sales go?”, in CNN Business:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
macro-economic alternative lexicographic
most macroeconomic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more macroeconomic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

microeconomic · microeconomic

Coordinates

macrosocial · macropolitical

Deriveds

macroeconomically

Hypernyms

macrolevel

Translations (23)

da makroøkonomisk (relating to macroeconomics) · sv makroekonomisk (relating to macroeconomics) · el μακροοικονομικός (relating to macroeconomics) · nl macro-economisch (relating to macroeconomics) · pl makroekonomiczny (relating to macroeconomics) · hy մակրոտնտեսական (relating to macroeconomics) · da makroøkonomisk (relating to the entire economy) · et makroökonoomiline (relating to macroeconomics) · it macroeconomico (relating to macroeconomics) · uk макроекономі́чний (relating to macroeconomics) · gl macroeconómico (relating to macroeconomics) · es macroeconómico (relating to macroeconomics) · fi makrotaloustieteellinen (relating to macroeconomics) · fr macroéconomique (relating to macroeconomics) · sv makroekonomisk (relating to the entire economy) · pt macroeconômico (relating to macroeconomics) · ast macroeconómicu (relating to macroeconomics) · et makromajanduslik (relating to the entire economy) · pt macroeconómico (relating to macroeconomics) · ca macroeconòmic (relating to macroeconomics) · fi makrotaloudellinen (relating to the entire economy) · de makroökonomisch (relating to macroeconomics) · ka მაკროეკონომიკური (relating to macroeconomics)