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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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