economic

Meaning

1. Pertaining to an economy.
2. Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
3. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.
4. (obsolete) Pertaining to the management of a household

Synonyms

economical

financial

frugal

material

thrifty

fiscal

monetary

business

saving

sparing

commercial

pecuniary

applied

economics

canny

cheap

cost-effective

domestic

marketable

materialistic

mercantile

mercenary

practical

profitable

salable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/

Etymology

From Middle French economique, from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομικός (oikonomikós, “skilled with household management”).

Sentences

Much of the economic activity in the area centers around the outdoors .