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  Economic \E`co*nom"ic\ (?; 277), Economical \E`co*nom"ic*al\, a.
     [F. ['e]conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr. ?
     economical. See Economy.]
     1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. ``In this
        economical misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.]''
        --Milton.
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     2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of
        household affairs.
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              And doth employ her economic art
              And busy care, her household to preserve. --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
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     3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or
        unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and
        in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
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              Just rich enough, with economic care,
              To save a pittance.                   --Harte.
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     4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or
        extravagance; using the minimum of time or effort or
        resources required for effectiveness; frugal; -- said of
        acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time;
        an economic use of home heating oil. [WordNet sense 3]
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     5. of or pertaining to the national or regional economy;
        relating to political economy; relating to the means of
        living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating
        to the production or consumption of goods and services of
        a nation or region; as, economic growth; economic
        purposes; economical truths; an economic downturn.
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              These matters economical and political. --J. C.
                                                    Shairp.
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              There was no economical distress in England to
              prompt the enterprises of colonization. --Palfrey.
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              Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes,
              lands, and the employment of the people. --H. C.
                                                    Baird.
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     6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
        --Grew.
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     7. of or pertaining to economics. economic theory
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     8. profitable. Opposite of uneconomic. [WordNet sense 4]
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     9. avoiding waste; as, an economical meal. Opposite of
        wasteful.
  
     Syn: frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting, thrifty.
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     Note: Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal,
           saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning
           pertaining to the management of a household, or of
           public affairs.
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  Economic \E`co*nom"ic\ (?; 277), Economical \E`co*nom"ic*al\, a.
     [F. ['e]conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr. ?
     economical. See Economy.]
     1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. ``In this
        economical misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.]''
        --Milton.
  
     2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of
        household affairs.
  
              And doth employ her economic art And busy care, her
              household to preserve.                --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
  
     3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or
        unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and
        in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
  
              Just rich enough, with economic care, To save a
              pittance.                             --Harte.
  
     4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or
        extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an
        economical use of money or of time.
  
     5. Relating to the means of living, or the resources and
        wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as,
        economic purposes; economical truths.
  
              These matters economical and political. --J. C.
                                                    Shairp.
  
              There was no economical distress in England to
              prompt the enterprises of colonization. --Palfrey.
  
              Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes,
              lands, and the employment of the people. --H. C.
                                                    Baird.
  
     6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
        --Grew.
  
     Note: Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal,
           saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning
           pertaining to the management of a household, or of
           public affairs.

  economic
       adj 1: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and
              management of material wealth; "economic growth";
              "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
              [syn: economical]
       2: of or relating to the science of economics; "economic
          theory"
       3: 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"
       4: 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"
       5: 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" [syn: economical]

  economic
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 οικονομικός, σχετικός με την οικονομία μιας χώρας ή τη διαχείριση
  των οικονομικών ενός ατόμου
     2 οικονομικός, που κάνει οικονομία, δεν κάνει σπατάλες

  economic
     Ladin a.
     (plural of lld economich)
     Occitan a.
     (l en economic)

  economic
     a.
     Pertaining to an economy.

  economic
     Romanian a.
     1 (l en economic)
     2 economical

  economic
     a.
     Pertaining to an economy.

  economic
     Romania a.
     taloudellinen, talous-

  economic
     Engelska a.
     ekonomisk

  Economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  إقتصادي

  economic //ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk// 
  1. икономичен, рентабилен
  cheap
  2. икономи́чески, стопа́нски
  pertaining to an economy

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  hospodárný

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/ 
  úsporný

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  hospodářský

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  ekonomický

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/ 
  economaidd 

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  ökonomisch 

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  wirtschaftlich, volkswirtschaftlich 

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  wirtschaftswissenschaftlich 

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  wirtschaftspolitisch  [econ.]  [pol.]
   see: economic measures
  

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  
  οικονομικός

  economic //ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk// 
  1. taloudellinen
  cheap
  2. kansantaloudellinen
  pertaining to an economy
  3. talous
  pertaining to the study of money

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/ 
  1. अर्थशास्त्रीय
        "The economic policies of the government have undergone a major change."

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  ekonomska, ekonomske, ekonomski, ekonomskih, ekonomsko, gospodarska, gospodarske, gospodarski, gospodarski sustav, gospodarskih, gospodarskog, gospodarskoj, gospodarskom, privredni, privredno, čuvaran, štedljiv

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  1. közgazdasági
  2. gazdasági
  3. gazdaságos

  economic //ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk// 
  経済, 経済的
  pertaining to an economy

  economic /i:kəˈnɒmɪk/
  I.   1.  ekonomiczny, gospodarczy
   2.  zyskowny
  II.   economics /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪks/  ekonomia

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  econômico

  economic //ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk// //ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk// 
  ekonomisk 2.
  pertaining to an economy
   3.
  pertaining to the study of money
   4.
  cheap

  economic /ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk/
  1. iktisadi, ekonomik
  2. idareli, az masraflı, masrafını çıkaran
  3. mali işlere ait. economic man iktisadi insan, yalnız kendi çıkarını düşünen ve düzenli hareket eden kimse.economical  idareli, tutumlu
  4. ekonomik. economically  az masraflı
  5. iktisadi yönden. economics  iktisat, ekonomi ilmi . home economics ev idaresi bilimi .econ'omist  iktisatçı.

  economic
  econòmic

  
/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/, /ˌikəˈnɑmɪk/

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "economic":
     Scotch, budget, budgetary, canny, careful, chary, cheap,
     cheeseparing, commercial, conserving, easy, economizing, economy,
     financial, fiscal, forehanded, frugal, inexpensive, labor-saving,
     low, low-priced, manageable, mercantile, moderate, modest,
     monetary, money-saving, nominal, parsimonious, pecuniary,
     penny-wise, politico-economic, productive, profitable, provident,
     prudent, prudential, reasonable, remunerative, saving, scrimping,
     sensible, shabby, shoddy, skimping, socio-economic, solvent, spare,
     sparing, thrifty, time-saving, token, trade, unexpensive,
     unwasteful, within means, worth the money
  
  

  a. 经济上的,实用的,俭省的;

     a. 经济上的,实用的,节省的