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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As a result, while their individual risk is higher, their chances of surviving the disease are better than those in lower socioeconomic groups. Lisa Falco, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 At this time, the closer you were buried to a church, the higher your socioeconomic status. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025 All of these challenges disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic folks and those of low socioeconomic status, which experts say contributes to thousands of preventable deaths from cervical cancer every year in the US. Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025 This happens as socioeconomic opportunities and outcomes are... Post Buy Copies After more than two years of build-up and buzz, headlines are still promising that AI is introducing societal changes of revolutionary proportions. Bhaskar Chakravorti, Harvard Business Review, 8 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 28 May. 2025.

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