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Published in Ireland - Financial analysis - 0 - 23 Aug 19 18:59

Well the economy is made up of money and gold.... I have bugger all of either, so the economy sucks.

There is your article, now where is my gold.

... Crap was told it is meant to be 150 words, so be prepared to be bored:

e·con·o·my
/əˈkänəmē/


noun
noun: economy; plural noun: economies
    1.
    the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
    synonyms:wealth, (financial) resources; More


      a particular system or stage of an economy.
      a free-market economy


    2.
    careful management of available resources.
    even heat distribution and fuel economy
    synonyms:thrift, providence, prudence, thriftiness, canniness, carefulness, care, good management, good husbandry, careful budgeting, economizing, saving, scrimping and saving, scrimping, restraint, frugality, fuel-saving, abstemiousness; More





    antonyms:extravagance
      sparing or careful use of something.
      economy of words
      synonyms:thrift, providence, prudence, thriftiness, canniness, carefulness, care, good management, good husbandry, careful budgeting, economizing, saving, scrimping and saving, scrimping, restraint, frugality, fuel-saving, abstemiousness; More





      antonyms:extravagance
      a financial saving.
      there were many economies to be made by giving up our offices in Manhattan

      the cheapest class of air or rail travel.
      noun: economy class; plural noun: economy class
      we flew economy



adjective
modifier noun: economy
    1.
    (of a product) offering the best value for the money.
    an economy pack

      designed to be economical to use.
      an economy car

    Phrases
    economy of scale
    a proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production.
    economy of scope
    a proportionate saving gained by producing two or more distinct goods, when the cost of doing so is less than that of producing each separately.



    Origin
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    late 15th century (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 century.

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