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.
Recent Examples on the Web In Las Vegas — increasingly a vacation playground for Americans from all political and socioeconomic backgrounds — immigrants are just as vital, keeping the 24-hour economy humming all day, every day. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 The child of a working-class family, Payne has always been focused on improving representation across socioeconomic backgrounds, often a blind spot within the entertainment industry. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2024 India is one of the most at-risk countries from climate change, with a vulnerability stemming from geographical, socioeconomic, and environmental factors. Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 As the channel always first impacted by geopolitical and socioeconomic turbulence, travel retail is now navigating a period of war in regions such as the Middle East and in Eastern Europe, while China’s economic recovery is taking much longer than expected. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for socioeconomic 

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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 4 Nov. 2024.

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