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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
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Saudi Arabia is the Arab world’s largest economy and a source of global capital and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Driven by encouragement from the very top of China's leadership, the world's second-biggest economy has embraced artificial intelligence, sparking both curiosity and concern.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Economic problems persist in any scenario, but escalation is worse,” Alston notes, adding that the cost to the global economy would be steep.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Few economic reports so far have captured the Iran conflict’s impact on the broader economy beyond rising gas and fuel prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Through a web of laws, regulations, and informal rules, all of which are powerfully reinforced by social stigma, they are confined to the margins of mainstream society and denied access to the mainstream economy.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander