economic

English

Alternative forms

• economick (archaic)
• œconomic (archaic)
• œconomick (obsolete)

Etymology

economy +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%Ek@"nQmIk/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%Ek@"nAmIk/
• Rhymes: -ɒmɪk

Adjective

economic (comparative more economic, superlative most economic)

1. pertaining to an economy
2. frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
3. pertaining to the study of money and its movement

Usage notes

Modern usage prefers economic when describing the economy of a region or country (and when referring to personal or family budgeting).
Economical is preferred when referring to thrift or value for money.

Derived terms

• economical
• economics

Related terms

• economise
• economize

Translations

pertaining to an economy

• Bulgarian: икономически (bg) (ikonomičeski), стопански (bg) (stopanski)
• Catalan: econòmic (ca)
• Czech: hospodářský (cs) m
• Dutch: economisch (nl)
• Esperanto: ekonomia (eo)
• Finnish: kansantaloudellinen
• German: ökonomisch (de)
• Greek: οικονομικός (el) m (oikonomikós) (oikonomikós)

• Hebrew: כלכלי (he) (kalkali)
• Italian: economico (it)
• Polish: ekonomiczny (pl) m
• Russian: экономический (ru) (ekonomíčeskij) , хозяйственный (ru) (xozjájstvennyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: eagonomach (gd)
• Spanish: económico (es) m

cheap

• Bulgarian: икономичен (bg) (ikonomičen), рентабилен (bg) (rentabilen)
• Czech: ekonomický (cs) m
• Finnish: taloudellinen (fi)

• Italian: economico (it), economo (it)
• Polish: ekonomiczny (pl) m
• Scottish Gaelic: eagonomach (gd)

pertaining to the study of money

• Catalan: econòmic (ca)
• Czech: ekonomický (cs) m
• Finnish: talous-
• Italian: economico (it)

• Polish: ekonomiczny (pl) m
• Scottish Gaelic: eagonomach (gd)

Anagrams

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Romanian

Etymology

From French économique.

Adjective

economic ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. economic
2. economical

Declension

declension of economic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	economic		economică	economici	economice
	definite	economicul		economica	economicii	economicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	economic		economice	economici	economice
	definite	economicului		economicei	economicilor	economicelor