the economy
noun
: the system in one's country of producing, buying, and selling goods
People are worried about (the state of) the economy.
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Poor air quality, coupled with many smokers in the region, has led to a rise in lung diseases, removing productive workers from the economy.
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Doing the opposite – lowering rates when the economy is growing fast – could boost economic growth even more.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Analysts’ concerns over the Fed’s independence don’t descend as low as comparisons to President Nixon and Arthur Burns, however, when an alignment on monetary policy between the White House and the Fed plunged the economy into a crisis.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
That’s in spite of the economy adding fewer jobs than most periods outside of recessions.
—Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Doing the opposite – lowering rates when the economy is growing fast – could boost economic growth even more.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Analysts’ concerns over the Fed’s independence don’t descend as low as comparisons to President Nixon and Arthur Burns, however, when an alignment on monetary policy between the White House and the Fed plunged the economy into a crisis.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
That’s in spite of the economy adding fewer jobs than most periods outside of recessions.
—Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the economy
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“The economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20economy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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