economically

American  

[ek-uh-nom-ik-lee, ee-kuh-] / ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk li, ˌi kə- /

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.

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economically British  

/ ˌɛkə-, ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəlɪ /

adverb

1. with economy or thrift; without waste

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

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Etymology

Origin of economically

First recorded in 1690–1700; economical + -ly

Example Sentences

An even deeper reason is that optimal gift giving would succeed economically—and fail socially.

From The Wall Street Journal

They write that this shift, combined with tough times for working-class men overall, has “sharply reduced the pool of economically stable partners available to non-college women,” undermining their marriage prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Rural New Deal lays out a far-ranging platform to rebuild the nation’s economically embattled small farms, revitalize rural towns, invest in community infrastructures, fund rural health care and schools, and other urgent priorities.

From Salon

Opposition has mounted to the business venture in the town of Luebben, Brandenburg state, despite the promise of hundreds of jobs in the economically depressed region.

From Barron's

This all benefits small-caps primarily because faster economic growth means more sales and bigger profits—and many of the S&P 600 companies are in economically sensitive sectors.

From Barron's