1 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society:
social, economic and political issues * economic growth / cooperation / development / reform * the government's economic policy * economic history * the current economic climate
2 (of a process, a business or an activity) producing enough profit to continue
SYNPROFITABLE
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WHICHWORD?
economic / economical
Economic means 'connected with the economy of a country or an area, or with the money that a society or an individual has': the government's economic policy * the economic aspects of having children.
see also ECONOMY(1)
Economical means 'spending money or using something in a careful way that avoids waste': It is usually economical to buy washing powder in large quantities.
see also ECONOMY(3)
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