economics

economics

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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)

  1. (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

  1. masculine plural of economich

Occitan

Adjective

economics

  1. masculine plural of economic

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