economics n
1 the social science concerned with the production and consumption of goods and services and the analysis of the commercial activities of a society
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microeconomics
2 financial aspects the economics of the project are very doubtful
home economics n
the study of diet, budgeting, child care, textiles, and other subjects concerned with running a home
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home economist n
supply-side economics n
a school of economic thought that emphasizes the importance to a strong economy of policies that remove impediments to supply
welfare economics n
the aspects of economic theory concerned with the welfare of society and priorities to be observed in the allocation of resources