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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
Synonyms


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“What is relevant for the U.S. economy is consumption.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

This is bleeding into sectors across the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

From one person’s hands to another’s, objects find new life through the free gift economy on Facebook or the Buy Nothing app.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"The shock has hit the structurally weakened German economy hard once again."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

In California and New York, in the advertising world and in Silicon Valley, it became a kind of cult object that matched the stripped-down aesthetic of the new economy.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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