economic

ec·o·nom·ic  (k-nmk, k-)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the production, development, and management of material wealth, as of a country, household, or business enterprise.

b. Of or relating to an economy: a period of sustained economic growth.

2. Of or relating to the science of economics: new economic theories regarding the effects of deficit spending.

3. Of or relating to the practical necessities of life; material: wrote the book primarily for economic reasons.

4.

a. Financially rewarding; economical: It was no longer economic to keep the manufacturing facilities open.

b. Efficient; economical: an economic use of home heating oil.

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economic [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˌɛkə-]

adj

1. (Economics) of or relating to an economy, economics, or finance economic development economic theories

2. (Business / Commerce) Brit capable of being produced, operated, etc., for profit; profitable the firm is barely economic

3. (Economics) concerning or affecting material resources or welfare economic pests

4. concerned with or relating to the necessities of life; utilitarian

5. a variant of economical

6. Informal inexpensive; cheap

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economic, economical - Economic means "pertaining to the production and use of income," and economical is "avoiding waste, being careful of resources."

See also related terms for production.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	economic - of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" economical
	2.	economic - of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"
	3.	economic - using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" economical efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
	4.	economic - concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged" worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
	5.	economic - financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service" profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

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economic

adjective

1. financial, business, trade, industrial, commercial, mercantile The pace of economic growth is picking up.

2. monetary, financial, material, fiscal, budgetary, bread-and-butter (informal), pecuniary Their country faces an economic crisis.

3. profitable, successful, commercial, rewarding, productive, lucrative, worthwhile, viable, solvent, cost-effective, money-making, profit-making, remunerative The service will make surfing the Web an economic proposition.

4. (Informal) economical, fair, cheap, reasonable, modest, low-priced, inexpensive The new process is more economic but less environmentally friendly.

Translations

economic [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk]

A. ADJ

1. (= financial) [problems, development, geography] → económico

2. (= profitable) [business, price] → rentable

B. CPD economic aid N → ayuda f económica
economic forecast N → previsiones fpl económicas
economic growth N → crecimiento m económico
economic sanctions NPL → sanciones fpl económicas

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economic [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk] adj

(regarding the economy) → économique

(= profitable) → rentable

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economic

adj

(= financial) → Wirtschafts-; economic crisis → Wirtschaftskrise f; economic growth → Wirtschaftswachstum nt; economic news → Nachrichten pl → aus der Wirtschaft; economic policy → Wirtschaftspolitik f; economic recovery → Wirtschaftsaufschwung m, → wirtschaftlicher Aufschwung; economic system → Wirtschaftssystem nt

(= cost-effective) price, rent → wirtschaftlich; system → wirtschaftlich, rentabel; it is not economic to do this → es ist nicht rentabel, das zu tun; to be economic for somebody → sich für jdn rentieren

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economic [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk] adj

a. (problems, development, geography) → economico/a

b. (profitable, price) → vantaggioso/a; (business) → redditizio/a

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economic → اقتصادى ekonomický økonomisk wirtschaftlich οικονομικός económico talous- économique ekonomski economico 経済の 경제학의 economisch økonomisk ekonomiczny económico, econômico экономический ekonomisk เกี่ยวกับเศรษฐกิจ ekonomi thuộc về kinh tế 经济学的