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economic

economic definition

eco·nomic (ek′ə näm′ik, ē′kə-)

adjective

of or having to do with the management of the income, expenditures, etc. of a household, business, community, or government
of or having to do with the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth
of or having to do with economics
of or having to do with the satisfaction of people's material needs economic biology
economical (sense )

Etymology: L oeconomicus < Gr oikonomia: see economy

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