economic

  • (a) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
    • economic growth
    • aspects of social, political, and economical life
    economical,
  • (a) of or relating to the science of economics
    • economic theory
  • (s) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
    • an economic use of home heating oil
    • a modern economical heating system
    • an economical use of her time
    economical,
  • (s) concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
    • he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons
    • gave up the large house for economic reasons
    • in economic terms they are very privileged
  • (s) financially rewarding
    • it was no longer economic to keep the factory open
    • have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service

Synonyms

economical

Words of close approximity

economy
economic aid economical economically Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Council commission Economic Commission for Africa Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East Economic Commission for Europe Economic Commission for Latin America economic condition economic consumption economic crisis economic expert economic geography economic geology economic growth economic libertarian economic mobilisation economic mobilization economic policy economic process economic rent economics economic science economics department economics profession economic strangulation economic system economic theory economic value