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ec·o·nom·ic
(ĕk′ə-nŏm′ĭk, ē′kə-)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the production, development, and management of material wealth, as of a country, household, or business enterprise.
b. Of or relating to an economy: a period of sustained economic growth.
2. Of or relating to the science of economics: new economic theories regarding the effects of deficit spending.
3. Of or relating to the practical necessities of life; material: wrote the book primarily for economic reasons.
4.
a. Financially rewarding; economical: It was no longer economic to keep the manufacturing facilities open.
b. Efficient; economical: an economic use of home heating oil.
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economic
(ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk; ˌɛkə-)adj
1. (Economics) of or relating to an economy, economics, or finance: economic development; economic theories.
2. (Commerce) Brit capable of being produced, operated, etc, for profit; profitable: the firm is barely economic.
3. (Economics) concerning or affecting material resources or welfare: economic pests.
4. concerned with or relating to the necessities of life; utilitarian
5. a variant of economical
6. informal inexpensive; cheap
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ec•o•nom•ic
(ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk, ˌi kə-)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
2. of or pertaining to the science of economics.
3. involving one's personal resources of money.
4. pertaining to use as a resource in the economy: economic botany.
5. apt to affect the welfare of material resources: weevils and other economic pests.
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economic
, economical - Economic means "pertaining to the production and use of income," and economical is "avoiding waste, being careful of resources."See also related terms for production.
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Adj. | 1. | economic - of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" |
2. | economic - of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory" | |
3. | economic - 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" efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" | |
4. | economic - 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" | |
5. | economic - 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" profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" |
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economic
adjective
1. financial, business, trade, industrial, commercial, mercantile The pace of economic growth is picking up.
2. monetary, financial, material, fiscal, budgetary, bread-and-butter (informal), pecuniary Their country faces an economic crisis.
3. profitable, successful, commercial, rewarding, productive, lucrative, worthwhile, viable, solvent, cost-effective, money-making, profit-making, remunerative The service will make surfing the Web an economic proposition.
4. (Informal) economical, fair, cheap, reasonable, modest, low-priced, inexpensive The new process is more economic but less environmentally friendly.
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Translations
إقْتِصاديإقْتِصادي، مُرْبِحاِقْتِصَاديّ
ekonomickýhospodářský
indbringendelønsomøkonomisk
taloudellinentalous-
ekonomski
gazdaságiközgazdasági
hagfræîilegurhagstæîur; arîsamur
経済の
경제학의
hospodársky
gospodarski
ekonomisk
เกี่ยวกับเศรษฐกิจ
thuộc về kinh tế
economic
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk]A. ADJ
1. (= financial) [problems, development, geography] → económico
2. (= profitable) [business, price] → rentable
B. CPD economic aid N → ayuda f económica
economic forecast N → previsiones fpl económicas
economic growth N → crecimiento m económico
economic sanctions NPL → sanciones fpl económicas
economic forecast N → previsiones fpl económicas
economic growth N → crecimiento m económico
economic sanctions NPL → sanciones fpl económicas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
economic
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk] adj (regarding the economy) → économique
(= profitable) → rentable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
economic
adj
(= financial) → Wirtschafts-; economic crisis → Wirtschaftskrise f; economic growth → Wirtschaftswachstum nt; economic news → Nachrichten pl → aus der Wirtschaft; economic policy → Wirtschaftspolitik f; economic recovery → Wirtschaftsaufschwung m, → wirtschaftlicher Aufschwung; economic system → Wirtschaftssystem nt
(= cost-effective) price, rent → wirtschaftlich; system → wirtschaftlich, rentabel; it is not economic to do this → es ist nicht rentabel, das zu tun; to be economic for somebody → sich für jdn rentieren
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economic
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk] adja. (problems, development, geography) → economico/a
b. (profitable, price) → vantaggioso/a; (business) → redditizio/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
economy
(iˈkonəmi) noun1. the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste. Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.
2. organization of money and resources. the country's economy; household economy.
economic (iːkəˈnomik) adjective1. of or concerned with (an) economy. the country's economic future.
2. likely to bring a profit. an economic rent.
economical (iːkəˈnomikəl) adjective thrifty; not extravagant. This car is very economical on petrol.
ˌecoˈnomically adverbeconomics (iːkəˈnomiks) noun singular
the study of production and distribution of money and goods. He is studying economics.
eˈconomist noun a person who is an expert in economics.
eˈconomize, eˈconomise verb to spend money or goods carefully. We must economize on fuel.
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economic
→ اِقْتِصَاديّ ekonomický økonomisk wirtschaftlich οικονομικός económico talous- économique ekonomski economico 経済の 경제학의 economisch økonomisk ekonomiczny económico, econômico экономический ekonomisk เกี่ยวกับเศรษฐกิจ ekonomi thuộc về kinh tế 经济学的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
economic
a. económico-a; módico-a, moderado-a.
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