socioeconomic

[ soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-ik, -ee-kuh-, soh-shee- ]
/ ˌsoʊ si oʊˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk, -ˌi kə-, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

adjective

of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and economic factors: socioeconomic study; socioeconomic status.

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Origin of socioeconomic

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + economic

OTHER WORDS FROM socioeconomic

so·ci·o·ec·o·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby socioeconomic

sociobiology, sociocentric, sociocracy, sociocultural, sociodrama, socioeconomic, socioeconomic status, socioeconomics, sociogenesis, sociogenetic, sociogenic
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British Dictionary definitions for socioeconomically

socioeconomic
/ (ˌsəʊsɪəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk, -ˌɛkə-) /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving both economic and social factors

Derived forms of socioeconomic

socioeconomically, adverb
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