macroeconomics Syllabification: (mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics)Pronunciation: /ˈmakrōˌekəˈnämiks, -ˌēkə-/Definition of macroeconomics noun [treated as singular] the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity. Derivatives macroeconomic adjective macroeconomistPronunciation: /-iˈkänəmist/ noun macroeconomics in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of macroeconomics in the British & World English dictionary