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economy is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

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Economy

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /iːˈkɒnəmi/
(US) enPR: /ĕ'kô'nô'mĕ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

Singular
economy

Plural
economies

Economy is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

(countable) The economy is the use of the resources of a community or system.
We wonder about the ability of our businesses to compete in the global economy.

The economy was growing at a rate of 2% per year.

Small businesses provided most of the new jobs in our economy.

The economy has not been this strong since 2007.
(countable & uncountable) Economy is the careful and minimal use of resources.
The schools were closed for reasons of economy.

We bought a small economy car.

You can save 50 cents by getting the economy size.

These cars are fun to drive, plus they have high fuel economy.
(uncountable) Economy is the section of the airplane with the smallest seats and cheapest ticket prices.
We decided to fly business class instead of economy.
(countable) A market economy is an economy with free competition between businesses.
China will continue to move towards a market economy.

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-# The [[effective]] use of the [[resource]]s of a community or system.
+# {{countable}} The '''economy''' is the use of the [[resource]]s of a community or system.
-# The study of [[money]], [[currency]] and [[trade]], and the efficient use of resources.
-# The measure of a currency system; as the national economy.
+#: ''We wonder about the ability of our businesses to compete in the global '''economy'''.''
+#: ''The '''economy''' was growing at a rate of 2% per year.''
+#: ''Small businesses provided most of the new jobs in our '''economy'''.''
-===Related words===
+#: ''The '''economy''' has not been this strong since 2007.''
-*[[economic]]
+# {{cu noun}} '''Economy''' is the careful and minimal use of resources.
-*[[economist]]
+#: ''The schools were closed for reasons of '''economy'''.''
-*[[economize]]
+#: ''We bought a small '''economy''' car.''
-*[[economical]]
+#: ''You can save 50 cents by getting the '''economy''' size.''
-*[[economics]]
+#: ''These cars are fun to drive, plus they have high fuel '''economy'''.''
-*[[macroeconomics]]
+# {{uncountable}} '''Economy''' is the section of the airplane with the smallest seats and cheapest ticket prices.
-*[[microeconomics]]
+#: ''We decided to fly business class instead of '''economy'''.''
+#  {{countable}} A '''market economy''' is an economy with free competition between businesses.
+#: ''China will continue to move towards a '''market economy'''.''
+=== Related words ===
+* [[economic]]
+* [[economist]]
+* [[economize]]
+* [[economical]]
+* [[economics]]
 [[Category:Money]]
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