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economic
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adjective (a)
- of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth(adj.pert)Example:
Economic growth.
Aspects of social, political, and economical life.
source: wordnet30 - of or relating to the science of economics(adj.pert)Example:
Economic theory.
source: wordnet30 - Pertaining to the household; domestic.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness(adj.all)Example:
An economic use of home heating oil.
A modern economical heating system.
An economical use of her time.
source: wordnet30 - concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)(adj.all)Example:
He wrote the book primarily for economic reasons.
Gave up the large house for economic reasons.
In economic terms they are very privileged.
source: wordnet30 - financially rewarding(adj.all)Example:
It was no longer economic to keep the factory open.
Have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service.
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