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eco

/ˈiː.kəʊ/US/ˈi.koʊ/

eco is the clipping of ecological.

eco is the clipping of economy.

Meaning of ecological

Adjective

ecological (comparative more ecological, superlative most ecological)

  1. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
    • Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir...2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193
  2. Not harmful to the environment.

Meaning of economy

Adjective

economy (not comparable)

  1. Cheap to run; using minimal resources; representing good value for money; economical.
    • He bought an economy car.

See all 12 meanings of economy

Noun (1)

eco (plural ecos)

  1. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.

Noun (2) capitalized: ECO

ECO (countable and uncountable, plural ECOs)

  1. (US, abbreviation) Abbreviation of engine cutoff.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of eternally collapsing object, a type of black hole replacement, to avoid having gravitational singularities.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: ECO

ECO

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Energy Company Obligation.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: ECO

ECO

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings

Forms of eco

Adjective
comparativemore eco
superlativemost eco
Noun
pluralecos
pluralECOs

Origin of eco

By clipping.

From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.

Words formed from eco

Phrases with eco

Questions about eco

What does eco mean?
Eco means a proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.
What is eco the clipping of?
Eco is the clipping of ecological.
What part of speech is eco?
Eco can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce eco?
Eco is pronounced /ˈiː.kəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of eco?
The plural of eco is ecos.

Words near eco in the dictionary

  1. ECMWF
  2. ECN
  3. ECNI
  4. ecnomid
  5. ecnomids
  6. eco
  7. eco hotel
  8. eco hotels
  9. eco round
  10. eco rounds
  11. eco-

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: eco (page history and authors); ECO (page history and authors); ecological (page history and authors); economy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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