Definition of economic in English:

economic

adjective ɛkəˈnɒmɪkˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk

1Relating to economics or the economy.
（与）经济学（有关）的；（与）经济（有关）的，经济上的
the government's economic policy
政府的经济政策。
Example sentencesExamples
- There are different views about the importance of regulating global economic processes.
- Even given Japan's overall economic recovery, investing in real estate remains a gamble.
- The world is in a great economic crisis.
- Productivity levels of the skilled and educated labour force are still high despite the current economic down turn.
- The potential scenarios are endless, but all are economic in nature.
- The two political leaders conduct their argument on the margins of economic policy.
- We should remember that economic downturns, accounting irregularities and even geopolitical issues are nothing new.
- High-tech industries threatened to leave California, thus jeopardizing the state's new economic prosperity.
- At present, the United States is the dominant world economic and technological power.
- Talk of new economic policies and tangible tax cuts are welcome - and perhaps overdue.
- Negotiations have been complicated by court rulings over economic policy.
- Argentina has been crippled for months by the worst economic crisis in its history.
- Moreover, the political situation, worsened by great economic hardship, remained extremely tense.
- We learned that economic sanctions over a long period of time and patient diplomacy can work.
- They are often viewed as agents responsible for the changing world economic, political, and social order.
- It represents the Union's first effort to develop a common policy in a major economic sphere.
- As a result, the government's purely economic reforms lacked boldness after this dramatic overture.
- Getting the public finances back into balance must be a key objective of economic policy.
- Thus we can expect economic down cycles caused by oil shortages and higher prices to happen very fast.
- There is no question that economic sanctions contributed to this result, but at what price?
1. 1.1 (of a subject) considered in relation to trade, industry, and the creation of wealth.
  （学科）与经济相关的
  economic history
  经济史。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ethnic relations in Saint Lucia are a product of the economic history of the island.
  This book can be used with profit to grasp the essentials of British financial and economic history in these years.
  Economics and lessons from economic history suggest that this may well be the case.
  Synonyms
  financial, monetary, pecuniary, budgetary, fiscal, commercial, trade, mercantile
2Justified in terms of profitability.
有利可图的，有收益的，有赢利的
many organizations must become larger if they are to remain economic
许多机构要想保持赢利就必须扩大。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is, of course, part of the problem that we do not have an economic immigration policy.
- The recipe of conditions that will make collaboration economic must have not yet come together.
Synonyms
profitable, profit-making, moneymaking, money-spinning, lucrative, remunerative, financially rewarding, fruitful, gainful, productive
solvent, viable, cost-effective, successful, commercial, commercially successful
1. 2.1 Requiring fewer resources or costing less money.
  节约的，省俭的
  solar power may provide a more economic solution
  利用太阳能可能是一个更节约的办法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many car parks are going because high land prices make building flats more economic.
  Synonyms
  cost-effective, effective, efficient, energy-efficient, fuel-efficient, energy-saving, fuel-saving, worthwhile, valuable, advantageous, cheap, inexpensive, low-cost, low-price, low-budget, budget, economy, reasonable, reasonably priced, cut-price

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia (see economy). Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th century) 'relating to household management'. Modern senses date from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

agronomic, astronomic, atomic, comic, ergonomic, gastronomic, metronomic, palindromic, physiognomic, subatomic, taxonomic, tragicomic

Definition of economic in US English:

economic

adjective

1Relating to economics or the economy.
（与）经济学（有关）的；（与）经济（有关）的，经济上的
the government's economic policy
政府的经济政策。
pest species of great economic importance
具有严重经济影响的害虫种类。
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, the political situation, worsened by great economic hardship, remained extremely tense.
- There is no question that economic sanctions contributed to this result, but at what price?
- High-tech industries threatened to leave California, thus jeopardizing the state's new economic prosperity.
- At present, the United States is the dominant world economic and technological power.
- Productivity levels of the skilled and educated labour force are still high despite the current economic down turn.
- Even given Japan's overall economic recovery, investing in real estate remains a gamble.
- As a result, the government's purely economic reforms lacked boldness after this dramatic overture.
- We should remember that economic downturns, accounting irregularities and even geopolitical issues are nothing new.
- Argentina has been crippled for months by the worst economic crisis in its history.
- The world is in a great economic crisis.
- The potential scenarios are endless, but all are economic in nature.
- It represents the Union's first effort to develop a common policy in a major economic sphere.
- They are often viewed as agents responsible for the changing world economic, political, and social order.
- Thus we can expect economic down cycles caused by oil shortages and higher prices to happen very fast.
- The two political leaders conduct their argument on the margins of economic policy.
- Negotiations have been complicated by court rulings over economic policy.
- We learned that economic sanctions over a long period of time and patient diplomacy can work.
- There are different views about the importance of regulating global economic processes.
- Talk of new economic policies and tangible tax cuts are welcome - and perhaps overdue.
- Getting the public finances back into balance must be a key objective of economic policy.
1. 1.1 (of a subject) considered in relation to trade, industry, and the creation of wealth.
  （学科）与经济相关的
  economic history
  经济史。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This book can be used with profit to grasp the essentials of British financial and economic history in these years.
  Ethnic relations in Saint Lucia are a product of the economic history of the island.
  Economics and lessons from economic history suggest that this may well be the case.
  Synonyms
  financial, monetary, pecuniary, budgetary, fiscal, commercial, trade, mercantile
2Justified in terms of profitability.
有利可图的，有收益的，有赢利的
many organizations must become larger if they are to remain economic
许多机构要想保持赢利就必须扩大。
Example sentencesExamples
- The recipe of conditions that will make collaboration economic must have not yet come together.
- It is, of course, part of the problem that we do not have an economic immigration policy.
Synonyms
profitable, profit-making, moneymaking, money-spinning, lucrative, remunerative, financially rewarding, fruitful, gainful, productive
1. 2.1 Requiring fewer resources or costing less money.
  节约的，省俭的
  solar power may provide a more economic solution
  利用太阳能可能是一个更节约的办法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many car parks are going because high land prices make building flats more economic.
  Synonyms
  cost-effective, effective, efficient, energy-efficient, fuel-efficient, energy-saving, fuel-saving, worthwhile, valuable, advantageous, cheap, inexpensive, low-cost, low-price, low-budget, budget, economy, reasonable, reasonably priced, cut-price

Usage

Economic means 'concerning economics': he's rebuilding a solid economic base for the country's future. Economical is commonly used to mean 'thrifty, avoiding waste': small cars should be inexpensive to buy and economical to run

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia (see economy). Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th century) ‘relating to household management’. Modern senses date from the mid 19th century.

单词	economic
释义	Definition of economic in English: economic adjective ɛkəˈnɒmɪkˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk 1Relating to economics or the economy. （与）经济学（有关）的；（与）经济（有关）的，经济上的 the government's economic policy 政府的经济政策。 Example sentencesExamples There are different views about the importance of regulating global economic processes. Even given Japan's overall economic recovery, investing in real estate remains a gamble. The world is in a great economic crisis. Productivity levels of the skilled and educated labour force are still high despite the current economic down turn. The potential scenarios are endless, but all are economic in nature. The two political leaders conduct their argument on the margins of economic policy. We should remember that economic downturns, accounting irregularities and even geopolitical issues are nothing new. High-tech industries threatened to leave California, thus jeopardizing the state's new economic prosperity. At present, the United States is the dominant world economic and technological power. Talk of new economic policies and tangible tax cuts are welcome - and perhaps overdue. Negotiations have been complicated by court rulings over economic policy. Argentina has been crippled for months by the worst economic crisis in its history. Moreover, the political situation, worsened by great economic hardship, remained extremely tense. We learned that economic sanctions over a long period of time and patient diplomacy can work. They are often viewed as agents responsible for the changing world economic, political, and social order. It represents the Union's first effort to develop a common policy in a major economic sphere. As a result, the government's purely economic reforms lacked boldness after this dramatic overture. Getting the public finances back into balance must be a key objective of economic policy. Thus we can expect economic down cycles caused by oil shortages and higher prices to happen very fast. There is no question that economic sanctions contributed to this result, but at what price? 1.1 (of a subject) considered in relation to trade, industry, and the creation of wealth. （学科）与经济相关的 economic history 经济史。 Example sentencesExamples Ethnic relations in Saint Lucia are a product of the economic history of the island. This book can be used with profit to grasp the essentials of British financial and economic history in these years. Economics and lessons from economic history suggest that this may well be the case. Synonyms financial, monetary, pecuniary, budgetary, fiscal, commercial, trade, mercantile 2Justified in terms of profitability. 有利可图的，有收益的，有赢利的 many organizations must become larger if they are to remain economic 许多机构要想保持赢利就必须扩大。 Example sentencesExamples It is, of course, part of the problem that we do not have an economic immigration policy. The recipe of conditions that will make collaboration economic must have not yet come together. Synonyms profitable, profit-making, moneymaking, money-spinning, lucrative, remunerative, financially rewarding, fruitful, gainful, productive solvent, viable, cost-effective, successful, commercial, commercially successful 2.1 Requiring fewer resources or costing less money. 节约的，省俭的 solar power may provide a more economic solution 利用太阳能可能是一个更节约的办法。 Example sentencesExamples Many car parks are going because high land prices make building flats more economic. Synonyms cost-effective, effective, efficient, energy-efficient, fuel-efficient, energy-saving, fuel-saving, worthwhile, valuable, advantageous, cheap, inexpensive, low-cost, low-price, low-budget, budget, economy, reasonable, reasonably priced, cut-price Origin Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia (see economy). Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th century) 'relating to household management'. Modern senses date from the mid 19th century. Rhymes agronomic, astronomic, atomic, comic, ergonomic, gastronomic, metronomic, palindromic, physiognomic, subatomic, taxonomic, tragicomic Definition of economic in US English: economic adjective 1Relating to economics or the economy. （与）经济学（有关）的；（与）经济（有关）的，经济上的 the government's economic policy 政府的经济政策。 pest species of great economic importance 具有严重经济影响的害虫种类。 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, the political situation, worsened by great economic hardship, remained extremely tense. There is no question that economic sanctions contributed to this result, but at what price? High-tech industries threatened to leave California, thus jeopardizing the state's new economic prosperity. At present, the United States is the dominant world economic and technological power. Productivity levels of the skilled and educated labour force are still high despite the current economic down turn. Even given Japan's overall economic recovery, investing in real estate remains a gamble. As a result, the government's purely economic reforms lacked boldness after this dramatic overture. We should remember that economic downturns, accounting irregularities and even geopolitical issues are nothing new. Argentina has been crippled for months by the worst economic crisis in its history. The world is in a great economic crisis. The potential scenarios are endless, but all are economic in nature. It represents the Union's first effort to develop a common policy in a major economic sphere. They are often viewed as agents responsible for the changing world economic, political, and social order. Thus we can expect economic down cycles caused by oil shortages and higher prices to happen very fast. The two political leaders conduct their argument on the margins of economic policy. Negotiations have been complicated by court rulings over economic policy. We learned that economic sanctions over a long period of time and patient diplomacy can work. There are different views about the importance of regulating global economic processes. Talk of new economic policies and tangible tax cuts are welcome - and perhaps overdue. Getting the public finances back into balance must be a key objective of economic policy. 1.1 (of a subject) considered in relation to trade, industry, and the creation of wealth. （学科）与经济相关的 economic history 经济史。 Example sentencesExamples This book can be used with profit to grasp the essentials of British financial and economic history in these years. Ethnic relations in Saint Lucia are a product of the economic history of the island. Economics and lessons from economic history suggest that this may well be the case. Synonyms financial, monetary, pecuniary, budgetary, fiscal, commercial, trade, mercantile 2Justified in terms of profitability. 有利可图的，有收益的，有赢利的 many organizations must become larger if they are to remain economic 许多机构要想保持赢利就必须扩大。 Example sentencesExamples The recipe of conditions that will make collaboration economic must have not yet come together. It is, of course, part of the problem that we do not have an economic immigration policy. Synonyms profitable, profit-making, moneymaking, money-spinning, lucrative, remunerative, financially rewarding, fruitful, gainful, productive 2.1 Requiring fewer resources or costing less money. 节约的，省俭的 solar power may provide a more economic solution 利用太阳能可能是一个更节约的办法。 Example sentencesExamples Many car parks are going because high land prices make building flats more economic. Synonyms cost-effective, effective, efficient, energy-efficient, fuel-efficient, energy-saving, fuel-saving, worthwhile, valuable, advantageous, cheap, inexpensive, low-cost, low-price, low-budget, budget, economy, reasonable, reasonably priced, cut-price Usage Economic means 'concerning economics': he's rebuilding a solid economic base for the country's future. Economical is commonly used to mean 'thrifty, avoiding waste': small cars should be inexpensive to buy and economical to run Origin Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia (see economy). Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th century) ‘relating to household management’. Modern senses date from the mid 19th century.
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