economic
adjective
eco·nom·ic
ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 
ˌē-kə-
ˌē-kə-
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: having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources
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archaic
: of or relating to a household or its management
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Examples of economic in a Sentence
a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse
the President's chief economic adviser
We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.
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Smelling defeat from Putin's myriad military, economic, and diplomatic failures, Trump does not see Putin as a worthy ally.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The arrival of hundreds of thousands of people to countries without the economic or logistical capacity to absorb them could leave the region reeling.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
For the last couple years, many leading technologists and political leaders have argued that whichever country developed AI the fastest will have a huge economic and military advantage over its rivals.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, the Biden administration renewed the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation from April 2025 through October 2026, citing the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the South American country.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The arrival of hundreds of thousands of people to countries without the economic or logistical capacity to absorb them could leave the region reeling.
—Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
For the last couple years, many leading technologists and political leaders have argued that whichever country developed AI the fastest will have a huge economic and military advantage over its rivals.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, the Biden administration renewed the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation from April 2025 through October 2026, citing the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the South American country.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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