autarky

au·tar·ky

or au·tar·chy  (ô′tär′kē)

n. pl. au·tar·kies or au·tar·chies

1. A policy of national self-sufficiency and nonreliance on imports or economic aid.

2. A self-sufficient region or country.

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[Greek autarkeia, self-sufficiency, from autarkēs, self-sufficient : auto-, auto- + arkein, to suffice.]

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au·tar′kic (-kĭk), au·tar′ki·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adj.

autarky

(ˈɔːtɑːkɪ)

n, pl -kies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp of a political unit) a system or policy of economic self-sufficiency aimed at removing the need for imports

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an economically self-sufficient country

[C17: from Greek autarkeia, from autarkēs self-sufficient, from auto- + arkein to suffice]

auˈtarkic adj

ˈautarkist n

au•tar•ky

or au•tar•chy

(ˈɔ tɑr ki)

n., pl. -kies.

the condition of self-sufficiency, esp. economic, as applied to a nation.

[1610–20; < Greek autárkeia <autarkēs self–sufficient =aut aut + arkeîn suffice]

au•tar′kic, au•tar′ki•cal, adj.

au′tar•kist, n.

autarky

a national policy of economic self-sufficiency or independence. — autarkist, n. — autarkie, autarkical, adj.

See also: Economics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

autarky - economic independence as a national policy autarchy independence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others

Translations

Autarkie

autarkija

autarky

n → Autarkie f