economic

/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌekəˈnɒmɪk/ adjective

Definition

TRADE [always before noun] › relating to trade, industry, and money: economic growth economic policies

PROFIT › making a profit, or likely to make a profit: It's not economic to produce goods in small quantities. → Opposite uneconomic

economically adverb › The country would benefit economically.

(Definition of economic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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