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economics
Universal Words
noun
1 [U] the study of how a society organizes its money, trade and industry:
He studied politics and economics at Yale. * Keynsian / Marxist economics
seealsoHOMEECONOMICS
2 [pl.,U] the way in which money influences, or is organized within an area of business or society:
The economics of the project are very encouraging. * The economics of maintaining a safe environment are not just the concern of the government.