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dual economy

dual economy noun: the existence of two separate economic sectors within one country, divided by different levels of development, technology, and different patterns of demand.

Noun

dual economy (countable and uncountable, plural dual economies)

  1. the existence of two separate economic sectors within one country, divided by different levels of development, technology, and different patterns of demand.

Forms of dual economy

pluraldual economies

Questions about dual economy

What does dual economy mean?
Dual economy means the existence of two separate economic sectors within one country, divided by different levels of development, technology, and different patterns of demand.
What part of speech is dual economy?
Dual economy is a noun.
What is the plural of dual economy?
The plural of dual economy is dual economies.

Words near dual economy in the dictionary

  1. dual earner couple
  2. dual earner couples
  3. dual earner families
  4. dual earner family
  5. dual earners
  6. dual economy
  7. dual federalism
  8. dual graph
  9. dual graphs
  10. dual heritage
  11. dual heritages

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