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economics definition

eco·nom·ics (ek′ə näm′iks, ē′kə-)

noun

  1. the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth, and with the various related problems of labor, finance, taxation, etc.
  2. economic factors

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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