economic

[ ek-uh-nom-ik, ee-kuh- ]
/ ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk, ˌi kə- /

adjective

Origin of economic

1585–95; (< Middle French economique) < Latin oeconomicus < Greek oikonomikós relating to household management, equivalent to oikonóm(os) steward ( oîko(s) house + nómos manager) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM economic

Words nearby economic

ecomanagement, econ., econazole, econiche, econometrics, economic, economic cooperation administration, economic cycle, economic determinism, economic geography, economic geology

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British Dictionary definitions for uneconomic (1 of 2)

uneconomic
/ (ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk, ˌʌnɛkə-) /

adjective

not economic; not profitable

British Dictionary definitions for uneconomic (2 of 2)

economic
/ (ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk, ˌɛkə-) /

adjective

of or relating to an economy, economics, or finance economic development; economic theories
British capable of being produced, operated, etc, for profit; profitable the firm is barely economic
concerning or affecting material resources or welfare economic pests
concerned with or relating to the necessities of life; utilitarian
a variant of economical
informal inexpensive; cheap