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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.


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

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But no one’s buying it this time because everyone’s had a gut punch economically.

From Salon

Laschet added, in a sombre opening speech: "If Europe is not competitive economically it will not, in the long-term, have the financial basis, the technological basis, the industrial basis to guarantee its security."

From Barron's

Schmid didn’t address the issue of successors to current Chair Jerome Powell or the DOJ’s subpoenas, but noted that part of what has made the U.S. so successful economically has been its decentralized federal system.

From The Wall Street Journal

A record 97 million foreign tourists visited Spain in 2025 as the economically vital sector set a new benchmark for the second year running, the tourism minister said on Thursday.

From Barron's

Millar said economists had described stamp duty as one of the "most economically damaging taxes that we have".

From BBC