— microeconomic , adj. — microeconomist /muy'kroh i kon"euh mist/ , n.
/muy'kroh ek'euh nom"iks, -ee'keuh-/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
the branch of economics dealing with particular aspects of an economy, as the price-cost relationship of a firm. Cf. macroeconomics .
[ 1945-50; MICRO- + ECONOMICS ]