as in profitable
yielding a profit
unfortunately, raising employees' salaries would not be economic—the business would have to fold
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Recent Examples of economic
That economic footprint is matched by political and organizational influence.
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Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The process coincides with the pursuit by Moscow and Washington for a stronger economic partnership.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
None forecast consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
That economic footprint is matched by political and organizational influence.
—Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The process coincides with the pursuit by Moscow and Washington for a stronger economic partnership.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
None forecast consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
That economic footprint is matched by political and organizational influence.
—Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for economic
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“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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