economic

== English == === Etymology === 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 management”), both from Ancient Greek οἰκονομῐκός (oikonomĭkós, “skilled in household management; frugal, thrifty, economical”) (whence Koine Greek οἰκονομῐκός (oikonomĭkós, “relating to orderly arrangement of written material”)); from οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, “master of a house; household manager, steward; administrator, manager”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Οἰκονόμος (Oikonómos) is derived from οἶκος (oîkos, “dwelling place, house; estate”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“(verb) to enter in; to settle; (noun) settlement”)) + νόμος (nómos, “law, ordinance”) (from νέμω (némō, “to distribute; to possess”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute; to give; to take”)) + -ος (-os, suffix forming o-grade action nouns from verbs)). Noun sense 2.2 (“one who manages the income of a vacant benefice”) is from Italian economo, from Late Latin oeconomus (“housekeeper, steward; administrator, especially of a religious foundation”), from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, “master of a house; household manager, steward; administrator, manager”): see above. The adjective is derived from the noun; compare the adjective senses in Middle and Old French, Latin, and Ancient Greek. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌɛ-/ (General American, Canadian dialects) IPA(key): /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/, /ˌi-/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌikəˈnɑmɪk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌiːkəˈnɔmɪk/, /ˌe-/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌiːkɔˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌɛ-/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪk Hyphenation: eco‧nom‧ic === Adjective === economic (comparative more economic, superlative most economic) Pertaining to an economy. Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement. (obsolete) Pertaining to the management of a household ==== Usage notes ==== Modern usage prefers economic when describing the economy of a region or country (and when referring to personal or family budgeting). Economical is preferred when referring to thrift or value for money. ==== Alternative forms ==== economick, œconomic, œconomick (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== economise, economize ==== Translations ==== === Noun === economic (countable and uncountable, plural economics) (obsolete) (uncountable) The art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping. Synonyms: (dated) economics, home economics (countable) (rare) One who is skilled in household management. (Christianity, historical) One who manages the income of a vacant benefice. === References === === Further reading === economics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === oncomice == Ladin == === Adjective === economic m pl plural of economich == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin oeconomicus. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === economic m (feminine singular economica, masculine plural economics, feminine plural economicas) economic ==== Derived terms ==== economicament ==== Related terms ==== economia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French économique. By surface analysis, economie +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.koˈno.mik/ === Adjective === economic m or n (feminine singular economică, masculine plural economici, feminine/neuter plural economice) economic economical ==== Declension ====