economics

== English == === Etymology === From economic (noun) (obsolete) +‎ -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plural forms of nouns). Economic 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)). By surface analysis, econom(y) +‎ -ics (suffix forming nouns denoting fields of knowledge or practice). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/, /ˌɛ-/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/, /ˌi-/ (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌiːkəˈnɔmɪks/, /ˌɛ-/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪks Hyphenation: eco‧nom‧ics === Noun === economics sg or pl (dated) Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping. Synonyms: domestic arts; domestic science, domestic sciences; (obsolete) economic; homemaking; household arts; (archaic) householdry Management of household finances; also, the financial situation of a household. (by extension, social sciences) The study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production. Synonyms: (derogatory or humorous) dismal science, (archaic) political economy; see also Thesaurus:economics Chiefly with a descriptive word: the application of this study to a particular domain. The financial situation of a nation, state, etc. (with plural agreement) Chiefly followed by of: the financial aspects of an activity, enterprise, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== As a discipline, economics is now overwhelmingly treated as a singular noun, and plural usage is now restricted to the sense of financial aspects of an activity. It was formerly treated as a plural noun in other senses as well, but such usage is now dated. ==== Alternative forms ==== œconomics (obsolete) ==== Holonyms ==== praxeology social science ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== economy ==== Translations ==== === Noun === economics (obsolete) plural of economic (“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 === neocosmic == Ladin == === Adjective === economics masculine plural of economich == Occitan == === Adjective === economics masculine plural of economic