catallactics

noun plural but singular in construction

cat·​al·​lac·​tics

ˌkatᵊlˈaktiks

: political economy as the science of exchanges

Word History

Etymology

Greek katallakt- (from katallassein to exchange, from kata- cata- + allassein to change, from allos other) + English -ics

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