economy
The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.
Noun 4 meanings
The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.
Frugal use of resources.
“economy of word”
The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.
The method of divine government of the world. (See Economy (religion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
“The economy of God is in Jesus Christ alone.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Cheap to run; using minimal resources; representing good value for money; economical.
“He bought an economy car.”
Adverb 1 meaning
In or via the part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying the lower standard fares.
“Numerous web sites have tips on how to fly economy.”
Etymology
From Middle English yconomye, yconomy, borrowed via Old French yconomie or Medieval Latin from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νέμω (némō, “distribute, allocate”). By surface analysis, eco- + -nomy.
ECONOMY at a glance
ECONOMY has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (E 1 + C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + O 1 + M 3 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,381 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with economy
All rhymes- ANATOMY12
- AUTONOMY13
- ASTRONOMY14
- GLOOMY12
- DICHOTOMY20
- TAXONOMY20
- HYSTERECTOMY25
- MASTECTOMY19
- VASECTOMY19
- ROOMY10
- GASTRONOMY16
- LOBOTOMY15
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