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Enronomics

Enronomics noun: creative accounting, or accounting fraud.

Noun

Enronomics (uncountable)

  1. creative accounting, or accounting fraud
    • Alas, we are reduced to desperately seeking Toto, in need of someone to go behind the curtain and tell us that the wizard's name is enronomics.2007, George M. Frankfurter, Theory and Reality in Financial Economics, page 122
    • Well, we do understand economics. We just do not understand Enronomics. The majority party unfortunately is forcing down the throats of consumers in this country Enronomics. They are allowing Enron to continue to pillage and burn the West Coast.2009, Congressional Record, V. 150, Pt. 9, June 2, 2004 to June 16 2004

Origin of Enronomics

Blend of Enron + economics, after Enron, a company that collapsed through accounting fraud.

Questions about Enronomics

What does Enronomics mean?
Enronomics means creative accounting, or accounting fraud.
What part of speech is Enronomics?
Enronomics is a noun.

Words near Enronomics in the dictionary

  1. enrolls
  2. enrolment
  3. enrolments
  4. enrols
  5. Enron
  6. Enronomics
  7. Enrons
  8. enroot
  9. enrooted
  10. enrooting
  11. enroots

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