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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
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She will emphasise that the Strait or Hormuz must reopen as the "deliberate blocking of this critical artery of the global economy" is affecting British people, despite being more than 3,000 miles away.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The U.S. economy is a “$30 trillion dynamic and resilient beast” that will absorb the shock better than the other G-7 economies, Brusuelas says.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

At the same time, oil prices remain about 60% higher than at the start of the year, putting pressure on an American economy that was already staring down stubbornly high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Dallas Fed analyzed what would happen to the U.S. economy if the current crisis lasted one, two or even three quarters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

I don’t remember exactly what we talked about after that—a little bit about the economy and the state of affairs in England, the various meetings Barack had been having.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama