ORIGIN late Middle English : via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia (see economy ). Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th cent.) [relating to household management.] Modern senses date from the mid 19th cent. USAGE Economic means 'concerning economics': : he’s rebuilding a solid economic base for the country’s future. Economical is commonly used to mean 'thrifty, avoiding waste': : small cars should be inexpensive to buy and economical to run.
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[Update: huh, how interesting]
^2/13/10
[Update: huh, how interesting]
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