🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

経済

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: keizai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Economy/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"日本の経済は安定している。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

    "The government implemented new policies to stimulate the national economy."
  2. 2

    Careful management of available resources, especially money, time, or materials, so as to minimize waste.

    "Switching to LED lights results in a significant economy of electricity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'oikonomia', meaning 'household management', combining 'oikos' (house) and 'nemein' (to manage or distribute). It entered English in the 15th century initially referring to the management of household affairs, later expanding to the wealth and resources of a community or country.

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