economic

adjective

1. 1

   using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

   an economic use of home heating oil

   a modern economical heating system

2. 2

   financially rewarding

   it was no longer economic to keep the factory open

   have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service

3. 3

   concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)

   he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons

   gave up the large house for economic reasons

4. 4

   of or relating to the science of economics

   economic theory

5. 5

   of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

   economic growth

   aspects of social, political, and economical life