French Conversation · Level 54
73 words
French word
économique
Pronunciation
IPA/ekonomik/
Meaning
- adjectiveeconomic
Example
La situation économique est difficile.
The economic situation is difficult.
More examples
C'est un choix économique pour notre budget.
It is an economical choice for our budget.
Core concept
A household or country managing limited money and resources with little waste.
Common phrases
un choix économique
an economical choice
prix économiques
affordable prices
solution économique
an economical solution
Similar words
bon marché: Low in price and inexpensive to buy.
abordable: Reasonably priced and within most people's budget.
économe: Careful to avoid wasting money or resources.
rentable: Providing strong returns compared with the costs involved.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte à l'économie ou qui, par son faible coût ou sa faible consommation, permet des économies.
Word origin
French économique is formed from économie with the adjective suffix -ique, and économie ultimately comes from Latin oeconomia and Greek oikonomia.
Usage tips
- Économique often means cost-saving or resource-efficient, whereas pas cher more directly means cheap in price.
Other meanings
- inexpensiveadjective
- economicaladjective
Opposites
- coûteuxcostlyadjective
- onéreuxexpensiveadjective
Related words
- économieeconomynoun
- économisersaveverb
- économiquementeconomicallyadverb