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economic

 
Adjective economic has 5 senses
  1. economic, economical - of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
  2. economic - of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"
  3. economic - concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"
    Antonym:
    unworldly (indirect, via worldly)
  4. economic - financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"
    Antonym:
    unprofitable (indirect, via profitable)
  5. economic, economical - using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"
    Antonym: inefficient (indirect, via efficient)
econmony econometric econometrician econometrics econometrist economia economic-productive economic economic economic aggregates economic aid economic and social council economic and social council commission economic archery economic commission for africa economic commission for asia and the far east economic commission for europe

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