1 in a way connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society:
The factory is no longer economically viable. * Economically, the centre of Spain has lost its dominant role. * the economically active / inactive population (= those who are employed / unemployed) * Changes have taken place both economically and politically.
2 in a way that provides good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent:
I'll do the job as economically as possible.
3 in a way that uses no more of sth than is necessary:
The design is intended to use space as economically as possible. * She writes elegantly and economically. * Learn to express yourself more economically.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for economically is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is economically a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, economically is tagged as adverb.
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