1. economic, economical

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

Example Sentences:
'economic growth'
'aspects of social, political, and economical life'

• economical

2. economic

of or relating to the science of economics

Example Sentences:
'economic theory'

3. economic, economical

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

Example Sentences:
'an economic use of home heating oil'
'a modern economical heating system'
'an economical use of her time'

• economical

4. economic

concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)

Example Sentences:
'he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons'
'gave up the large house for economic reasons'
'in economic terms they are very privileged'

• secular
• temporal
• worldly

5. economic

financially rewarding

Example Sentences:
'it was no longer economic to keep the factory open'
'have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service'