Dictionary definition · economic
adjective
- of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth"economic growth"
- of or relating to the science of economics"economic theory"
- using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness"an economic use of home heating oil"
- concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)"he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"
- financially rewarding"it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).