economically

[ek-uh-nom-ik-lee, ee-kuh-]

adverb

1. in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.

2. as regards the efficient use of income and wealth.

   economically feasible proposals.

3. as regards one's personal resources of money.

   He's quite well off economically.

economically

/ ˌɛkə-, ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəlɪ /

adverb

1. with economy or thrift; without waste

2. with regard to the economy of a person, country, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of economically¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; economical + -ly

Example Sentences

New York and California are struggling economically — and if things get worse in those states, they could take the whole U.S. economy down with them.

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Our America is multicultural and all of us benefit, socially and economically — yes, even you — from that fact.

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"China's support for the junta has not only not abated, but expanded, as it desperately tries to shore up an economically incompetent and militarily over-stretched junta," it said in a report.

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He encouraged people to reach out if they start noticing anything unusual economically.

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At the finish line is the prize of “artificial general intelligence”—a nebulous term that Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has defined as “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.”

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