e|co|nom|ics

e|co|nom|ics
e|co|nom|ics «EE kuh NOM ihks, EHK uh-», noun.
1. sing. in use. the science of how people produce goods and services, how they distribute them among themselves, and how they use them; political economy. Economics deals with the material welfare of mankind and such problems as those of capital, labor, wages, prices, tariffs, and taxes.
2. pl. in use. the economic part; details of economy or management: »

If the Concorde meets its promised performance specifications, the economics look quite good (Wall Street Journal).


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