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e·con·o·my

economy

pronunciation:: ih ka n mi
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part of speech:	noun
inflections:	economies
definition 1:	the careful use of money, resources, and means of production. She praised his economy in running the business. similar words: conservation, management, prudence, thrift
definition 2:	the system of how money is made and used within a particular country or region. A region's economy is connected with things like how many goods and services are produced and how much money people can spend on these things. The economy of the U.S. was terribly weak in the 1930s; families had little money and many people lost their jobs. similar words: business, commerce, resources
related words:	coach, thing

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	some actions associated with economies
	consume, distribute, export, import, produce, supply, trade
	some categories of economies
	domestic, global, local, national
	some descriptions of economies
	sound, stable, strong, unstable, weak
	some elements of economies
	consumption, distribution, employment, goods, production, services
	some kinds of economies
	barter, capitalism, communism, feudalism, socialism
	some people associated with economics
	consumer, producer
	some states of economies
	boom, depression
	things that influence economies
	embargo, inflation, shortage, surplus

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