economically
Americanadverb
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in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
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as regards the efficient use of income and wealth.
economically feasible proposals.
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as regards one's personal resources of money.
He's quite well off economically.
adverb
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with economy or thrift; without waste
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with regard to the economy of a person, country, etc
Etymology
Origin of economically
First recorded in 1690–1700; economical + -ly
Example Sentences
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But dismissing pingti as purely economically driven misses the cultural shift.
From Barron's
Secondly, as markets clearly start to punish business models where AI is posing a structural threat, company leaders must demonstrate how the technology is “economically meaningful to the business.”
From MarketWatch
A cabinet minister expressed this frustration to me the other day: they felt there was evidence slowly emerging of things picking up economically, but not the capacity to talk about it.
From BBC
The government has also announced an extra £440m in so-called recovery grants for councils in economically deprived areas - and an extra £272m to tackle homelessness.
From BBC
Restaurants across the industry are fighting to draw economically fatigued customers.
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