the economy
noun
: the system in one's country of producing, buying, and selling goods
People are worried about (the state of) the economy.
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Hayes has predicted the bitcoin price will reach $250,000 by the end of the year as the Fed is forced to flip dovish and move to prop up the economy and asset prices.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump’s style of governance is more expensive in the long term, harmful to the American people and the economy and ineffective in keeping the trains running on time and the planes landing safely.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
The job market, for the moment at least, appears relatively stable after the economy closed last year running at a solid rate.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
But by the time the nation gained independence in 1975, the economy was moribund; in 2010, unemployment hovered near 80 percent.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Trump’s style of governance is more expensive in the long term, harmful to the American people and the economy and ineffective in keeping the trains running on time and the planes landing safely.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
The job market, for the moment at least, appears relatively stable after the economy closed last year running at a solid rate.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
But by the time the nation gained independence in 1975, the economy was moribund; in 2010, unemployment hovered near 80 percent.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the economy
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“The economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20economy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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