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economics

noun [U]
 
 
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ /ek.ə-/ US  /-ˈnɑː.mɪks/

Definition

B1 the way in which trade, industry, or money is organized, or the study of this: Their ideas sound fine in principle but they haven't worked out the economics behind the policies. She's in her third year of economics at York University.Economics and the state of the economy
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