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autarky Definition

au·tar·ky (ô′tär′kē)

noun

  1. self-sufficiency; independence
  2. economic self-sufficiency, esp. on a national basis; national policy of getting along without imports

Etymology: Gr autarkeia, self-sufficiency < autos, self + arkein, to achieve, suffice: see exercise

autarky Related Forms

au·tar′·kic adjective or au·tar′·ki·cal

autarky Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

economic: Economic autarky would bring about higher interest rates, too, which could impact on the growing national debt across the Atlantic.

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