socioeconomic
adjective /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk/
/ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/ Definition
› related to the differences between groups of people caused mainly by their financial situation: socioeconomic groups/groupings socioeconomic factors College Board officials said the difficulties arise more from socioeconomic than from ethnic differences.Economics and the state of the economy socioeconomically /-nɒm.ɪ.kəl.i/
/-ˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl.i/ adverb Economics and the state of the economy
/-ˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl.i/ adverb Economics and the state of the economy (Definition of socioeconomic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buyer's market noun
- consumer price index noun
- deflation noun (MONEY)
- downturn noun
- economist noun
- enterprise culture noun
- GDP per capita noun
- GNI noun
- inflationary spiral noun
- macroeconomics noun
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- microeconomics noun
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- open-door adjective
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- saturate verb (FILL)
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