Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Economics is the study of the way in which money, industry, and trade are organized in a society.
He gained a first class Honours degree in ~.
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The ~ of a society or industry is the system of organizing money and trade in it.
...the ~ of the third world.
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