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microeconomics

[ mahy-kroh-ek-uh-nom-iks, -ee-kuh- ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪks, -ˌi kə- /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of economics dealing with particular aspects of an economy, as the price-cost relationship of a firm.

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How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.
Question 1 of 10
In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.
adverb, adverb
adverb, conjunction
adjective, conjunction
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Compare macroeconomics.

Origin of microeconomics

First recorded in 1945–50; micro- + economics

OTHER WORDS FROM microeconomics

mi·cro·ec·o·nom·ic, adjectivemi·cro·e·con·o·mist [mahy-kroh-i-kon-uh-mist] /ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst/, noun

Words nearby microeconomics

microdrepanocytic anemia, microdrepanocytosis, microdrive, microearthquake, microecology, microeconomics, microelectrode, microelectronics, microelectrophoresis, microencapsulation, microencephaly
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British Dictionary definitions for microeconomics

microeconomics
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks, -ˌɛkə-) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of economics concerned with particular commodities, firms, or individuals and the economic relationships between themCompare macroeconomics

Derived forms of microeconomics

microeconomic, adjective
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Cultural definitions for microeconomics

microeconomics

Economic analysis of particular components of the economy, such as the growth of a single industry or demand for a single product. (Compare macroeconomics.)

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