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{ "term": "economy", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The economy is in recession." }, { "text": "The **world economy** is still suffering from the effects of the pandemic." }, { "text": "Tourism clearly dominates the **local economy**." }, { "text": "He favours tax cuts to **stimulate the economy**." }, { "text": "to **boost/revive/grow the economy**" }, { "text": "Over the past few years, the country's **economy has grown** at a record pace." }, { "text": "A downturn in the economy is affecting many small businesses." }, { "text": "Agriculture was the backbone of the economy." }, { "text": "Cuba should have been able to diversify its economy." }, { "text": "Each party has its own strategy for building a strong economy." }, { "text": "It's the industry which keeps our national economy moving." }, { "text": "Japan successfully modernized its economy." }, { "text": "Income from this exported crop drove the economy of Mali." }, { "text": "Government measures to slow the economy failed to curb fuel demand growth." }, { "text": "A small manufacturing sector inhibits growth in the economy." }, { "text": "In order for our bubble economy to continue expanding, Americans must continue spending." }, { "text": "Should we be worried that a dollar crisis threatens the economy?" }, { "text": "The South African economy emerged from decades of international isolation." }, { "text": "The government devalued the currency to try to revive the flagging economy." }, { "text": "The region has an economy based on services and finance." }, { "text": "This massive retailer has been shaping the economy for a decade." }, { "text": "a modern industrial economy" }, { "text": "Transport workers are employed in all sectors of the economy." }, { "text": "The government has been criticized over the state of the economy." }, { "text": "The economy is booming." }, { "text": "the current slowdown/growth in the economy" }, { "text": "Immigrants are paying taxes and contributing to the economy." } ], "topics": ["Money", "Politics"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["booming", "buoyant", "dynamic"], "verb + economy": ["build", "create", "rebuild"], "economy + verb": ["boom", "develop", "expand"], "phrases": [ "an area of the economy", "a sector of the economy", "the backbone of the economy" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a country, when you are thinking about its economic system", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s." }, { "text": "emerging economies *(= that are starting to grow)*" }, { "text": "developed economies" } ], "topics": ["Money"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the use of resources in a way that avoids waste", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The company has improved the **fuel economy** of all its vehicles." }, { "text": "It's a **false economy** to buy cheap clothes *(= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long)*." }, { "text": "We're on an **economy drive** at home *(= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible)*." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["significant", "false", "fuel"], "verb + economy": ["achieve", "make"], "economy + noun": ["drive"], "preposition": ["economy in"], "phrases": [ "economy of effort", "economy of movement", "economy of scale" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "offering good value for money", "examples": [ { "text": "Buy the large **economy pack**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "ways of saving money", "sensetop": "economies in something", "examples": [ { "text": "We need to make substantial economies." }, { "text": "possible economies in phone costs", "contextForm": "economies in something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a way of using as little of something as possible", "sensetop": "economy of something", "examples": [ { "text": "a technique based on economy of effort" }, { "text": "She writes with a great economy of words *(= using only the necessary words)*." }, { "text": "It was impressive to see his economy of movement as he worked the machine." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "the cheapest class of air travel", "examples": [ { "text": "We flew economy." }, { "text": "an economy fare/ticket/seat/passenger" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkɒnəmi/", "audio": "ec/economy/economy__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/", "audio": "ec/economy/economy__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘management of material resources’): from French économie, or via Latin from Greek oikonomia ‘household management’, based on oikos ‘house’ + nemein ‘manage’. Current senses date from the 17th cent." }