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economywise

economywise adverb: in terms of the economy.

Adverb

economywise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of the economy.
    • “After the shutdowns, everything was coming back to life, things were getting better, you had opportunities to choose from,” said Ms. McCleary, 38, who lives in Indianapolis. “It kind of felt like everything went south economywise.”2022 October 7, Emma Goldberg, “The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?”, in The New York Times

Origin of economywise

From economy + -wise.

Questions about economywise

What does economywise mean?
Economywise means in terms of the economy.
What part of speech is economywise?
Economywise is an adverb.

Words near economywise in the dictionary

  1. economy picking
  2. economy rate
  3. economy rates
  4. economy rice
  5. economywide
  6. economywise
  7. econonophysics
  8. econophobia
  9. econophysic
  10. econophysical
  11. econophysicist

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