microeconomics
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mi·cro·ec·o·nom·ics
(mī′krō-ĕk′ə-nŏm′ĭks, -ēk′ə-)n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of how businesses, households, and individuals within an economy allocate limited resources.
mi′cro·ec′o·nom′ic adj.
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microeconomics
(ˌmaɪkrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks; -ˌɛkə-)n
(Economics) (functioning as singular) the branch of economics concerned with particular commodities, firms, or individuals and the economic relationships between them. Compare macroeconomics
ˌmicroˌecoˈnomic adj
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mi•cro•ec•o•nom•ics
(ˌmaɪ kroʊˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪks, -ˌi kə-)n. (used with a sing. v.)
the branch of economics dealing with particular aspects of an economy, as the price-cost relationship of a firm. Compare macroeconomics.
[1945–50]
mi`cro•ec`o•nom′ic, adj.
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microeconomics
the division of economics dealing with particular aspects of an economy, as the price-cost relationship of a business. Cf. macroeconomies. — microeconomist, n. — microeconomic, adj.
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microeconomics
A branch of economics dealing with the study of units within the economy, e.g. firms, markets, and individual consumers.
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