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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary eco·nom·ic DATE 1592 1. archaic : of or relating to a household or its management 2. economical 23. a. of or relating to economics economic theories b. of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services economic growth c. of or relating to an economy a group of economic advisers 4. having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources 5. profitable English Etymology economic 1590s, "pertaining to management of a household," from L.oeconomicus, from Gk. oikonomikos (see economy). Meaning "relating to the science of economics" is from 1835 and now is the main sense, economical retaining the older one of "characterized by thrift." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ economic eco·nom·ic / 7i:kE5nCmik; 7ekE-; NAmE -5nB:m- / adjective1. [only before noun] connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society 经济的；经济上的；经济学的: social, economic and political issues 社会、经济和政治问题 economic growth / cooperation / development / reform 经济增长/合作/发展/改革 the government's economic policy 政府的经济政策 economic history 经济史 the current economic climate 目前的经济形势 2. (of a process, a business or an activity 工序、业务或活动) producing enough profit to continue 有利可图的；可赚钱的；合算的 SYN profitable
OPP uneconomic ⇨ note at successful OLT economic adj. ⇨ economic (economic growth)⇨ successful 2 (it is not economic to do sth) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ec·o·nom·ic \|ekə|nämik, |ēk-, -mēk\ adjective also ec·o·nom·i·cal \-mə̇kəl, -mēk-\ Etymology: economic from Late Latin oeconomicus of or relating to a divine dispensation, from Late Greek oikonomikos, from Greek, skilled in the management of a household, frugal, from oikonomos steward + -ikos -ic; economical from Late Latin oeconomicus + English -al — more at economy 1. usually economical, archaic : of or relating to a household or its management : of or relating to a divine dispensation or system of government 2. usually economical : given to thrift < a sturdy, handsome, high-colored woman … economical and sensible — Carl Van Doren > : productive of saving < sea power is the … most economical form of military power — Time > : sparing in quantity (as of words) < a style as economical and exact as a theorem in geometry — Richard Harrity > 3. a. : of or relating to the science of economics < rejected the economic doctrines of Ricardo > : of, relating to, or concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities < a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse > < a council of economic advisers > : material < moved exclusively by economic motives > b. : having practical or industrial significance, uses, or application < the economic plants of a region > : affecting or liable to affect material resources or welfare < two economic pests were intercepted by … inspectors during recent weeks — Farm Chemicals > c. : operated or produced on a profitable basis : producing an excess of returns over expenditures < reactor types which might be developed to produce economicpower — U.S. Code > : capable of or liable to profitable exploitation < economic beds of phosphate are found only under marine conditions — A.M.Bateman > : profitable < barely economic, since she paid a nurse almost as much as she made herself — Elizabeth Janeway > Synonyms: see sparing |
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