as in profitable
yielding a profit
unfortunately, raising employees' salaries would not be economic—the business would have to fold
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of economic
But after the announcement, Goldman Sachs analysts withdrew their own recession forecast, but continued to project anemic economic growth of 0.5%.
—
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Republican senators agree with Trump’s claim that China hasn’t dealt fairly with the United States and acknowledge that China needs the U.S. market for its own economic prosperity.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
That economic footprint is matched by political and organizational influence.
—Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes.
—Time, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for economic
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Republican senators agree with Trump’s claim that China hasn’t dealt fairly with the United States and acknowledge that China needs the U.S. market for its own economic prosperity.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
That economic footprint is matched by political and organizational influence.
—Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes.
—Time, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for economic
Cite this Entry
“Economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economic. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share