the economy

noun

: the system in one's country of producing, buying, and selling goods

People are worried about (the state of) the economy.

Examples of the economy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Retailers who treat their deployments as a learning function, not just an efficiency play, will be the ones whose approach shapes adoption across the rest of the economy. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Ruben Enikolopov, a research professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, explains that at the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin had low government debt and large reserves, and pumped money into the economy via military spending. —Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

Areas of the economy that are getting the most attention are the overall rate of inflation and energy costs and housing costs in addition to health care costs. —Star Parker, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026

Moving through the images feels like a romp around a year of both crisis and hope, as the economy crumbles and Obama is elected. —Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026

Rhymes for the economy

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• astronomy
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