economy
noun/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/
(plural economies)
Слово англійською: economy
Переклад economy українською: господа́рство (економі́чний стан), еконо́мія, еконо́мність, економкла́с, ри́нкова еконо́міка
Детальний опис
- (often the economy)[countable] the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region
- The economy is in recession.
- The world economy is still suffering from the effects of the pandemic.
- Tourism clearly dominates the local economy.
- He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy.
- to boost/revive/grow the economy
- Over the past few years, the country's economy has grown at a record pace.
Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Wordfinder- afford
- bank
- bankrupt
- capital
- economy
- expense
- finance
- invest
- money
- profit
- [countable] a country, when you are thinking about its economic system
- Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s.
- emerging economies (= that are starting to grow)
- developed economies
- [countable, uncountable] the use of resources in a way that avoids waste
- The company has improved the fuel economy of all its vehicles.
- It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long).
- (British English) We're on an economy drive at home (= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible).
- [uncountable] (in compound nouns) offering good value for money
- Buy the large economy pack.
- economies[plural] ways of saving money
- We need to make substantial economies.
- economies in something possible economies in phone costs
- economy of something [uncountable, singular] a way of using as little of something as possible
- a technique based on economy of effort
- She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words).
- It was impressive to see his economy of movement as he worked the machine.
- (also economy class)[uncountable] the cheapest class of air travel
- We flew economy.
- an economy fare/ticket/seat/passenger
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘management of material resources’): from French économie, or via Latin from Greek oikonomia ‘household management’, based on oikos ‘house’ + nemein ‘manage’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.