economic

«economic» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with money, trade, jobs and business in a country… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with money, trade, jobs and business in a country or area: economic growth. tree →

2) (sometimes) Making a profit or giving good value — but the usual word for this is «economical». tree →

sense in the lessons

In social studies and news «economic» describes the money side of life — the economy; «economic problems» means not enough money or jobs. Phrases: «economic growth», «economic crisis», «economic reasons».

examples

• The country had a hard economic time with many people out of work. tree →
• The factory closed for economic reasons. tree →
• New shops bring economic growth to a town. tree →
• Farming is an important economic activity there. tree →
• We learned about economic links between countries. tree →
• The economic news was good: more people had jobs. tree →

note

Trap: «economic» = about money and the economy; «economical» = not wasting money or fuel (an economical car). Say «ee-kuh-NOM-ik» or «ek-uh-NOM-ik».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «economic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.