economy
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
economy
- /ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/ UK
- /iːˈkɒ.nə.mi/ UK
- /iˈkɑ.nə.mi/ US, dialectal
- /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mi/ US, dialectal
- /əˈkɑ.nə.mi/ US, dialectal
- /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/ Canada, dialectal
- /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/ Canada, dialectal
- /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mi/ Australia
- /əˈkɒn.ə.mi/ New Zealand
- [əˈkɔ̟n.ə.mi] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒnəmi
Where it comes from
From Middle English yconomye, yconomy, borrowed via Old French yconomie or Medieval Latin from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νέμω (némō, “distribute, allocate”). By surface analysis, eco- + -nomy. The first recorded sense of the word economy, found in a work possibly composed in 1440, is “the management of economic affairs”, in this case, of a monastery.
noun economies · oeconomy · œconomy
- The regular operation of nature in the generation, nutrition and preservation of animals or plants. animal economy, vegetable economy
- System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government.
- A system of rules, regulations, rites and ceremonies. the Jewish economy
- The disposition or arrangement of any work. the economy of a poem
- The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.
- Frugal use of resources. economy of word
- The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy. An economy open to free movement of capital can keep a fixed exchange rate, for example, only by subjugating monetary-policy goals to its defence—by raising interest rates sharply, say, when capital outflows put downward pressure on the currency. Yet the trilemma also implies that an economy can enj
- The method of divine government of the world. (See Economy (religion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) The economy of God is in Jesus Christ alone.
- The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; economy class.
- Management of one’s residency.
adjective oeconomy · œconomy
- Cheap to run; using minimal resources; representing good value for money; economical. He bought an economy car.
adverb oeconomy · œconomy
- In or via the part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying the lower standard fares. Numerous web sites have tips on how to fly economy.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saving, thriftiness, economic system, economics, management, affordability, exchequer, business, economic, financial, commerce, finance, recession, trade, market, economist
Translations
Every language
noun effective management of the resources of a community or system
| Español | economía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경제 gyeongje |
| 日本語 | 経済 keizai |
| 中文 | 經濟 /经济 jīngjì |
| Kiswahili | uchumi |
| Português | economia |
| Français | économie |
| Deutsch | Wirtschaft, Ökonomie |
| Italiano | economia |
| Ελληνικά | οικονομία oikonomía |
| Русский | эконо́мия ekonómija |
| العربية | اِقْتِصاد iqtiṣād |
noun frugal use of resources
| हिन्दी | किफ़ायत kifāyat |
|---|---|
| Português | economia, frugalidade |
| Français | économie |
| Deutsch | Wirtschaft, Ökonomie |
| Italiano | economia, risparmio |
| Ελληνικά | οικονομία oikonomía |
| Русский | эконо́мия ekonómija, бережли́вость berežlívostʹ, экономи́чность ekonomíčnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tiết kiệm |
| العربية | اِقْتِصَاد iqtiṣād |
noun production and distribution and consumption
| Español | economía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경제 gyeongje |
| 日本語 | 経済 keizai |
| 中文 | 經濟 /经济 jīngjì |
| हिन्दी | अर्थव्यवस्था arthavyavasthā, किफ़ायत kifāyat |
| Português | economia |
| Français | économie |
| Deutsch | Wirtschaft, Ökonomie |
| Italiano | economia |
| Ελληνικά | οικονομία oikonomía |
| Română | economie |
| Русский | эконо́мика ekonómika, хозя́йство xozjájstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | kinh tế |
| العربية | اِقْتِصَاد iqtiṣād |
| עברית | כַּלְכָּלָה kalkalá |
adv cheap to run
| Español | económico |
|---|---|
| Português | económico, econômico |
| Русский | эконо́мный ekonómnyj |
Talk about this word "economy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/economy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. economy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/economy "economy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/economy.Cite this
@misc{economy_2026,
title = {economy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/economy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
