English adjective: economic | |||
1. | economic of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth | ||
Samples | Economic growth. Aspects of social, political, and economical life. | ||
Synonyms | economical | ||
2. | economic of or relating to the science of economics | ||
Samples | Economic theory. | ||
3. | economic using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness | ||
Samples | An economic use of home heating oil. A modern economical heating system. An economical use of her time. | ||
Synonyms | economical | ||
Similar | efficient | ||
Antonyms | inefficient | ||
4. | economic concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money) | ||
Samples | He wrote the book primarily for economic reasons. Gave up the large house for economic reasons. In economic terms they are very privileged. | ||
Similar | secular, temporal, worldly | ||
Antonyms | unworldly | ||
5. | economic financially rewarding | ||
Samples | It was no longer economic to keep the factory open. Have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service. | ||
Similar | profitable | ||
Antonyms | unprofitable | ||