HyperDic: economic

English > 5 senses of the word *economic*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	economic, economical	of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
	pert	economic	of or relating to the science of economics
	all	economic, economical	using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
	all	economic	concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
	all	economic	financially rewarding

economic > pronunciation
Sounds	eh.kahnaa'mihk; iy.kahnaa'mihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *economic*: 5 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth.
Examples	"economic growth" "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
Synonym	economical
Spanish	económico
Catalan	econòmic
Nouns	economy	the system of production and distribution and consumption
Adverbs	economically	with respect to the economic system

English > *economic*: 5 senses > adjective 2, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to the science of economics.
Example	"economic theory"
Spanish	económico
Catalan	econòmic
Adjectives	socioeconomic	involving social as well as economic factors
Nouns	economics	the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Nouns	economy	the system of production and distribution and consumption
Adverbs	economically	with respect to economic science

English > *economic*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness.
Examples	"an economic use of home heating oil" "a modern economical heating system" "an economical use of her time"
Synonym	economical
Broader	efficient	effective without wasting time or effort or expense
Spanish	económico
Catalan	econòmic
Nouns	economy	the efficient use of resources
Adverbs	economically	in an economical manner

English > *economic*: 5 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money).
Examples	"he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons" "gave up the large house for economic reasons" "in economic terms they are very privileged"
Broader	worldly, secular, temporal	characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
Nouns	economy	an act of economizing

English > *economic*: 5 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	financially rewarding.
Examples	"it was no longer economic to keep the factory open" "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"
Broader	profitable	Yielding material gain or profit
Spanish	económico
Catalan	econòmic

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