English Online Dictionary. What means economics? What does economics mean?
English
Alternative forms
- œconomics (archaic)
Etymology
From economy + -ics, from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “the management of a household”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌikəˈnɑmɪks/, /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/, /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪks/
Noun
economics (uncountable)
- (social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.
- Synonyms: dismal science; see also Thesaurus:economics
Holonyms
- social science
Derived terms
Related terms
- economy
Translations
Anagrams
- neocosmic
Ladin
Adjective
economics
- masculine plural of economich
Occitan
Adjective
economics
- masculine plural of economic