econ

ˈiːkən

Definition of econ - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

school subject

school subject about money, trade, and resources

I'm taking econ this semester.

economics

business

Rare

system of money, trade, and resources in a place

Rare

The global econ is changing fast.

economic system

economy

Abbreviation

abr: economysystem of money, trade, and industry in a country

The econ is growing fast this year.

econ.

abr: economic

relating to money, trade, or business activities

The econ report was released today.

economic

financial

abr: economics

study of money, trade, and resources in society

I have econ homework due tomorrow.

economics

Adjective

money businessrelating to money, business, or the economy

The econ policy class was very interesting.

economic

financial

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Origin of econ

English, econ (economics)

Examples of econ in a sentence

Econ is my favorite subject.
The local econ is struggling.
Our econ relies on tourism.
Econ is a major topic in the news.
Many students are interested in studying econ.
She majored in econ at university.

The econ department is hiring new staff.
She majored in econ at college.
The econ department is hosting a seminar.
She read an econ report before the meeting.
Their econ background helped them get the job.

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French:éco, éco., ...
German:Wirtschaft, Wirtsch., ...
Italian:economia, eco, ...
Spanish:economía, econ., ...
Portuguese:economia, econ., ...
Chinese:经济学, 经济系统, ...
Japanese:経済学, 経済システム, ...
Arabic:اِقْتِصاد, اقتصاد, ...
Hebrew:כַּלְכָּלָה, כַּלְכָּלָה, ...
Russian:экономика, экон, ...
Ukrainian:економіка, економічний, ...
Hindi:अर्थशास्त्र, देश की धन, व्यापार और उद्योग प्रणाली, ...
Bengali:অর্থনীতি, দেশের অর্থব্যবস্থা, ...
Catalan:economia, econ., ...
Czech:ekonomie, ekonomický systém země, ...
Danish:samfundsøkonomi, penge-, handels- og industrisystem, ...
Dutch:economie, economisch, ...
Greek:οικονομικά, οικον., ...
Hungarian:közgazdaságtan, egy ország gazdasági rendszere, ...
Khmer:សេដ្ឋកិច្ច, សេដ្ឋកិច្ចវិទ្យា, ...
Korean:경제학, 경제의, ...
Persian:اقتصاد, سیستم پول، تجارت و صنعت, ...
Polish:ekonomia, gosp., ...
Portuguese (BR):economia, eco, ...
Romanian:economie, eco., ...
Swedish:ekonomi, samhällsekonomi, ...
Thai:วิชาเศรษฐศาสตร์, ระบบเศรษฐกิจของประเทศ, ...
Turkish:ekonomi, Ekonomi, ...
Vietnamese:kinh tế, KT, ...

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