economics

Noun

Meaning

The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.

Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources. See Political economy, under Political.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

political economy economic science commerce money business economy investment finance banking economist finances neoclassical social science econ merchantry
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Antonyms

loss slow expensive spending excessive obligation
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Hypernyms

science social science

Hyponyms

microeconomics finance macroeconomics econometrics supply-side economics

Related terms

economy

Phrases with the word

Keynesian economics behavioral economics economics and business political economics master in economics macro-economics

Anagrams

neocosmic

Examples

The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. Henry Hazlitt

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul. Margaret Thatcher

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. John Kenneth Galbraith

While I am interested both in economics and in philosophy, the union of my interests in the two fields far exceeds their intersection. Amartya Sen

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder. John F. Kennedy

Close letter words and terms

economick economicly economicology economics and business economics department economics in action