economics
Syllabification: (ec·o·nom·ics)
Pronunciation: /ˌekəˈnämiks, ˌēkə-/
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Definition of economics
noun
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting the science of household management): from economic + the plural suffix -s, originally on the pattern of Greek ta oikonomika (plural), the name of a treatise by Aristotle. Current senses date from the late 18th century