adj. 1 of or relating to economics. 2 maintained for profit; on a business footing. 3 adequate to repay or recoup expenditure with some profit (not economic to run buses on Sunday; an economic rent). 4 practical; considered or studied with regard to human needs (economic geography). economically adv.
[ ME f. OF economique or L oeconomicus f. Gk oikonomikos (as ECONOMY) ]