sharing economy

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a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.

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Origin of sharing economy

First recorded in 2005–10

Words nearby sharing economy

Shari, Sharia, sharia-compliant, sharif, -sharing, sharing economy, shark, shark bell, shark biscuit, shark net, shark patrol

How to use sharing economy in a sentence

A few years back, designer John Galliano was fined by the government for sharing just such anti-semitic sentiments in public.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nothing in it was meant to change the basic operations of the capitalist economy or to intervene aggressively in class relations.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The economy has begun to add jobs, but the quality of those jobs is an increasing concern.
Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Sometimes a column has the economy and rhythm of a short story.
The Best Columns of 2014|John Avlon, Errol Louis|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wrote on law, medical jurisprudence and political economy, and translated Justinian and Broussais.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
I have been admonished and instructed by the systematic economy which is practiced even in great houses.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Economy with the good old soul was a cardinal virtue, waste a deadly sin.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He published several volumes on political economy, and was much interested in statistics.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The economy of heat in smelting furnaces and in the arated steam-engine were bold means to large results.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick