Definitions for Economy

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Economy e·con·o·my

Spelling: [ih-kon-uh-mee]

IPA: /ɪˈkɒn ə mi/

Economy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 109 anagrams from letters in Economy (cemnooy).

Definitions for Economy

noun

1. thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
2. an act or means of thrifty saving; a saving:
3. the management of the resources of a community, country, etc., especially with a view to its productivity.
4. the prosperity or earnings of a place:
5. the disposition or regulation of the parts or functions of any organic whole; an organized system or method.
6. the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something:
7. economy class.
8. Theology. the divine plan for humanity, from creation through redemption to final beatitude. the method of divine administration, as at a particular time or for a particular race.
9. Obsolete. the management of household affairs.

adverb

1. in economy-class accommodations, or by economy-class conveyance:

adjective

1. intended to save money:
2. costing less to make, buy, or operate:
3. of or relating to economy class:

Origin of Economy

1520-30; (Middle French economie) Latin oeconomia Greek oikonomíā household management, equivalent to oîko(s) house + -nomia -nomy

Examples for Economy

The economy has begun to add jobs, but the quality of those jobs is an increasing concern.

(b) How can economy be exercised in the use of butter in cooking?

What, then, is civilization in the economy of the human animal?

The irony has thinned with the economy, perhaps: Who can really afford just to pretend to DIY today?

Improving an economy is a lot harder with only half the population working.

It would not be in keeping with His economy to have any entity wasted.

Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.

Sometimes a column has the economy and rhythm of a short story.

If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.

For convenience and economy, these jars or cans should be labeled.