- with economy or thrift; without waste
- with regard to the economy of a person, country, etc
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ec•o•nom•i•cal•ly
(ek′ə nom′ik lē, ē′kə-),USA pronunciation adv.
- in a thrifty or frugal manner;
with economy. - as regards the efficient use of income and wealth:economically feasible proposals.
- as regards one's personal resources of money:He's quite well off economically.
- economical + -ly 1690–1700
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economically /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəlɪ; ˌɛkə-/ adv
'economically' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
disadvantaged
- ghetto
- Global South
- Marxism
- Mauritius
- North
- ore
- parvenu
- South
- Third World
- wind
- better-off
- brassica
- cheap
- client
- depressant
- economics
- economize
- forgotten man
- Liechtenstein
- nigger
- sea lamprey
- slow-scan television
- spare