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sharing economy

sharing economy noun: a system of economic exchange in which participants interact in a direct and cooperative manner, often with the aid of social media, to produce, market, and consume goods, services, and resources.

Noun

sharing economy (plural sharing economies)

  1. (public policy) A system of economic exchange in which participants interact in a direct and cooperative manner, often with the aid of social media, to produce, market, and consume goods, services, and resources.
    • The sharing economy reveals a return to behaviors such as bartering and to legal forms like co-operatives.2011, Lucy Bernholz, Philanthropy and Social Investing Blueprint 2012, →ISBN, pages 33–34
    • Tight economic times and a growing openness to strangers thanks to the Internet have given rise to the "sharing economy." People are logging on to sites and apps to rent out their cars, houses and even their clothes directly to one another.2013 September 16, Eliana Dockterman, “The Rise of 'Sharecations'”, in Time, retrieved 17 Jun 2014

Synonyms of sharing economy

Forms of sharing economy

pluralsharing economies

Questions about sharing economy

What does sharing economy mean?
Sharing economy means a system of economic exchange in which participants interact in a direct and cooperative manner, often with the aid of social media, to produce, market, and consume goods, services, and resources.
What part of speech is sharing economy?
Sharing economy is a noun.
What is the plural of sharing economy?
The plural of sharing economy is sharing economies.

Words near sharing economy in the dictionary

  1. sharifs
  2. sharin'
  3. sharing
  4. sharing and sharing alike
  5. sharing economies
  6. sharing economy
  7. sharing is caring
  8. sharing out
  9. sharing up
  10. sharingness
  11. sharings

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