economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk//ˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk//ˌek.əˈnɑː.mɪk/economicadjective(COUNTRY'S ECONOMY)
B2[before noun]
relatingtotrade,industry, ormoney:
Thecountryhas been in a verypooreconomicstateeversince thedeclineofitstwomajorindustries.自从这个国家的两大支柱产业衰退后,其经济一直萎靡不振。
The government's economicpolicieshaveledus into theworstrecessioninyears.政府的经济政策使我们遭遇了多年来最为严重的经济衰退。
Synonyms
financial
monetary
pecuniaryformal
Compare
fiscal
- I don'tthinkwe shouldexpandourbusinessin thecurrenteconomicclimate.
- People'svotinghabitsareinfluencedbypolitical,social, and economicfactors.
- Thecountryis in themidstof an economiccrisis.
- OnWallStreettoday, the Dow Jonesrose55pointsfollowinggood economicfigures.
- Ministers areconcernedby thelowlevelof economicactivity.
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- float
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- pecuniary
- protectionism
- upturn
economicadjective(MAKING A PROFIT)
making aprofit, orlikelyto make aprofit:
产生经济效益的;有利可图的;能赚钱的We had tocloseourLondonoffice- with therentso high it just wasn't economic.我们不得不关闭伦敦办事处——租金太高,不划算。
Profits & losses
- anti-profiteering
- anti-speculative
- buoyancy
- cash cow
- deficit
- lose
- loseyourshirtidiom
- margin
- muck
- out-of-pocket
- profit
- profit fromsomething
- profit warning
- profitability
- profitable
- rake-off
- trade deficit
- trade surplus
- winnings
Grammar
Economicoreconomical?
Economic and economical are adjectives.…