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adj. (pertain) | 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" |
adj. (pertain) | 2. economic | of or relating to the science of economics.; "economic theory" |
adj. | 3. 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" |
| ~ efficient | being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" |
adj. | 4. 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" |
| ~ worldly, secular, temporal | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" |
adj. | 5. 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" |
| ~ profitable | yielding material gain or profit.; "profitable speculation on the stock market" |
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