ECONOMICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does economically mean? 

• ECONOMICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb ECONOMICALLY has 3 senses:

1. with respect to economic science

2. in an economical manner

3. with respect to the economic system

  Familiarity information: ECONOMICALLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECONOMICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to economic science

Context example:

economically this proposal makes no sense

Pertainym:

economic (of or relating to the science of economics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an economical manner

Pertainym:

economic (using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness)

Sense 3

Meaning:

With respect to the economic system

Context example:

economically the country is worse off

Pertainym:

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

 Context examples 

Converting forests into farms is not economically viable except in selected regions, says a global study.

(Most countries lose out with forest-to-farm conversions, SciDev.Net)

We suspect that decreasing values of walrus ivory in Europe meant more and more tusks were harvested to keep the Greenland colonies economically viable.

(Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland, University of Cambridge)

It is not likely that money should be very abundant on either side; and it might strike them that they could be more economically, though less expeditiously, married in London than in Scotland.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Our current understanding of how plants successfully defend against disease-causing pathogens mainly originates from studying economically important crop plants and a small number of closely-related flowering plant model systems.

(Ancient defence strategy continues to protect plants from pathogens, University of Cambridge)

In modern times, breeders have concentrated on traits such as yield, shelf life, disease resistance and stress tolerance, traits that have been economically important to growers.

(Tomato Pan-Genome Makes Bringing Flavor Back Easier, Agricultural Research Service)

Their characterisation of Rider revealed that the Rider family is also present and potentially active in other plants, including economically important crops such as rapeseed, beetroot and quinoa.

(Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant crops, University of Cambridge)

Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate improvement.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Whilst high carbohydrate diets (common in Asian and less economically advantaged nations) tend to be high in refined carbohydrates such as white rice, may also contribute to a chronically high glycaemic load and worse metabolic outcomes.

(Moderate Carbohydrate Intake May be Best for Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)