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economic

 
 
/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌekəˈnɒmɪk/ adjective

Translation

TRADE [always before noun] relating to trade, industry, and money
ticaret/endüstri/paraya ilişkin/dair
economic growth economic policies 1431
PROFIT making a profit, or likely to make a profit
kârlı, kâr getiren
It's not economic to produce goods in small quantities. → Opposite uneconomic1435
economically adverb
ekonomik olarak
The country would benefit economically.
(Definition of economic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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