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mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics

(măk′rō-ĕk′ə-nŏm′ĭks, -ē′kə-)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors.

mac′ro·ec′o·nom′ic adj.

mac′ro·e·con′o·mist (-ĭ-kŏn′ə-mĭst) n.

macroeconomics

(ˌmækrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks; -ˌɛk-)

(Economics) (functioning as singular) the branch of economics concerned with aggregates, such as national income, consumption, and investment. Compare microeconomics

ˌmacroˌecoˈnomic adj

mac•ro•ec•o•nom•ics

(ˌmæk roʊˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪks, -ˌi kə-)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole. Compare microeconomics.

[1945–50]

mac`ro•ec`o•nom′ic, adj.

mac`ro•e•con′o•mist (-ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst) n.

macroeconomics

the division of economics dealing with broad, general aspects of an economy, as the import-export balance of a nation as a whole. Cf. microeconomics. — macroeconomist, n. — macroeconomic, adj.

macroeconomics

That branch of economics which studies the economy as a whole, e.g. the level of output, the level of employment, the level of inflation.

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macroeconomics - the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy

economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

Translations

makroekonomie

μακροοικονομία

macroéconomie

macroeconomics

[ˌmækrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks] NSING → macroeconomía f

macroeconomics

macro-economics [ˌmækrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪks] n → macro-économie f

macroeconomics

n sing or pl → Makroökonomie f

macroeconomics

[ˌmækrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks] nsg → macroeconomia

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