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economy

politics

e·con·o·my

economy

pronunciation:: ih ka n mi
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part of speech:	noun
inflections:	economies
definition:	An economy is 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, how many new businesses are being set up, and how much money people are spending. The economy of the U.S. was terribly weak in the 1930s. Many businesses were failing. Families had little money because people lost their jobs. similar words: business, commerce, resources

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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
	stable, strong, weak
	some elements of economies
	employment, goods, production, services
	some people associated with economics
	consumer, producer
	some states of economies
	depression

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The word economy contains the following parts:

eco Greek root that means habitat, environment

Example words:

ecology, economic, economics, economist, economy, ecosystem

nom², nomo, -nomy Greek root that means law, system of laws

Example words:

agronomy, astronomical, astronomy, economics, economist, economy

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