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economía

economy

noun eh-koh-noh-MEE-ah Common
People & Society Money

Origin: From Greek oikonomia ('household management').

Also means

economics (as a field)

Usage Note

Economía refers both to a national economy (la economía española) and to the academic discipline (estudia economía — 'she studies economics'). The adjective económico can mean either 'economic' or 'cheap/affordable' — un menú económico is 'a budget meal', not an 'economic menu'.

Examples

"La economía del país creció este año."

Natural Translation

The country's economy grew this year.

Literal Translation

The economy of-the country grew this year

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