chrematistics

noun plural but singular in construction

chrem·​a·​tis·​tics

variants or less commonly chrematistic

-stik

: the study of wealth or a particular theory of wealth as measured in money

Word History

Etymology

French chrématistique, from Greek chrēmatistikē, from feminine of chrēmatistikos

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