socioeconomic

adjective

so·​cio·​eco·​nom·​ic ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik How to pronounce socioeconomic (audio)
-ˌē-kə-,
ˌsō-shē-
variants or socio-economic
: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
socioeconomically adverb
or socio-economically

Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence

Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.
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High Resource Utilization And Risk Prediction One of the most promising applications of AI in healthcare is in risk prediction that incorporates patient-specific medical data with scientific knowledge and socioeconomic drivers of health. Ami Bhatt, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 Student subgroups — separated by gender, race, socioeconomic status, special education needs and so on — have been identified in that data for a long time. Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 Other provisions of the letter included that Harvard ban all DEI policies, or at least those that consider gender, race, ability, age, socioeconomic status, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or nationality. Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025 Adjustments were made to the sampling model for age, race, socioeconomic status, and coexisting illnesses. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for socioeconomic

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of socioeconomic was in 1875

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“Socioeconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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