'Economics' definitions:

Definition of 'economics'

(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: economics, economic science, political economy]

Definition of 'Economics'

From: GCIDE
  • Economics \E`co*nom"ics\ ([=e]`k[o^]*n[o^]m"[i^]ks), n. [Gr. ta` o'ikonomika`, equiv. to "h o'ikonomi`a. See Economic.]
  • 1. The science of household affairs, or of domestic management. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources; the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of a nation or region, and its effect on the wealth of a country. See Political economy, under Political. "In politics and economics." --V. Knox. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Synonyms of 'economics'

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