Added 3 October 2026
economic
/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ adjective
Latin root: oeconomicus Wiktionary
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- Pertaining to an economy.
- Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
- Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.
noun
- The art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
- One who is skilled in household management. One who manages the income of a vacant benefice.
- One who is skilled in household management.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English economike, iconomique (“household management”), and then: * from Middle French iconomique, oeconomique, and Old French iconomike (“(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”) (modern French économique); and * from their etymon Latin oeconomicus (“(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”) (whence Late Latin economicus (“relating to (management of) a household”)), and economica (“household manageme.
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