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economic good

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noun

  1. a commodity or service that can be utilized to satisfy human wants and that has exchange value.


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Chahal stands ready to cash in, knowing firsthand what economic good times feel like.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

Will Gonzalez, executive director of Ceiba, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that promotes the economic good of the Latino community, took the long view.

From Washington Times Dec. 26, 2022

Farnsworth had the right ideas, but lacked the economic good luck required to make the most of them in a capitalist society.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2022

For miners and their families, economic good times—when lead production spiked—may have also spurred devastating health effects, says Loveluck, who is part of an ongoing study of Castleton skeletons.

From Science Magazine Mar. 30, 2020

In its most definite form, the theory asserts that the value of an economic good is determined by, and precisely accords with, the marginal utility of the good to society, considered as a unitary organism.

From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)

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