Definition
Related to the production, use, and management of money, goods, and services.
Etymology
From Greek 'oikonomikos' meaning 'relating to household management', from 'oikonomia' ('oikos' house + 'nomos' law or management). It grew from the idea of running a household to running whole nations’ resources.
Kelly Says
Economics began as the art of managing a household, then scaled up to countries and the whole planet. The same questions—what to keep, what to share, what to waste—play out from your kitchen to global trade.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኢኮኖሚ
ee-koh-noh-mee
ARالعربية
اقتصادي
ikht-sah-mee
BNবাংলা
অর্থনৈতিক
ort-h-na-i-tik
CACatalà
econòmic
eh-koh-noh-mik
CSČeština
ekonomický
eh-koh-noh-mi-cky
DADansk
økonomisk
oe-koh-noh-misk
DEDeutsch
wirtschaftlich
vye-r-ts-ha-ft-li-kh
ELΕλληνικά
οικονομικός
ee-koh-noh-mee-kos
ESEspañol
económico
eh-koh-noh-mee-koh
FAفارسی
اقتصادی
e-koh-no-mi-ee
FISuomi
taloudellinen
ta-lou-del-li-nen
FRFrançais
économique
ek-oh-no-mik
HEעברית
כלכלי
khol-khi-li
HUMagyar
gazdasági
ga-z-das-a-gi
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekonomi
eh-koh-no-mee
ITItaliano
economico
eh-koh-noh-mee-koh
JA日本語
経済的な
kei-zai-teki-na
KKKK
экономика
ekh-no-mee-ka
KO한국어
경제적인
gyeong-je-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
ekonomi
eh-koh-no-mee
MYမြန်မာ
စီးပွား
see-bo-ar
NLNederlands
economisch
eh-koh-noh-mee-sk
NONorsk
økonomisk
oe-koh-noh-misk
PLPolski
gospodarczy
go-spa-dar-chy
PTPortuguês
económico
e-koh-noh-mee-koh
RORomână
economic
eh-koh-noh-mik
RUРусский
экономический
ekh-noh-mee-chee-skiy
SVSvenska
ekonomisk
eh-koh-noh-misk
SWKiswahili
uchumi
oo-choo-mee
TAதமிழ்
பொருளாதாரம்
po-ru-la-a-tha-ram
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్థిక
aar-th-ik
THไทย
เศรษฐกิจ
se-ret-kit
TLTL
ekonomiko
eh-koh-noh-mee-koh
TRTürkçe
ekonomik
eh-koh-noh-mik
UKУкраїнська
економічний
ye-ko-no-michy
VITiếng Việt
kinh tế
kinh-te
ZUZU
ikhomikhi
ee-koh-moh-kee
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Economic analysis has historically centered male breadwinners and formal markets, often ignoring unpaid care work predominantly done by women. Policies described as 'economic' have sometimes obscured their gendered impacts.
Inclusive Usage
When using 'economic,' be explicit about whose economic experience is being discussed and consider including unpaid and informal labor.
Inclusive Alternatives
["financial","related to the economy","fiscal (for government budgets)"]
Empowerment Note
Acknowledge the work of feminist economists who expanded economic thinking to include care work, gendered labor markets, and intra-household power dynamics.