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T o 0 Economically, the centre of
0 o the economically
active/inactive population (= those who are employed/unemployed) / Aik A
P 2 in
a way that provides good service or value in relation to the amount of time or
money spent *£
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in a way that uses no
more of sth than is
necessary ^ fffe; it :
The design is intended to use space as economically as
possible. 0 She
writes elegantly and
economically.
.economic 'migrant noun a person who moves from
their own country to a new country in order to find work or have a better
standard of living ( 111
@ tfJ ) : They claimed they were political refugees
and not economic migrants,
eco-nom-ics/.iika'nnmiks; ,eka-; NAmE-'naim-/ noun 1 [u] the study of how
a society organizes its money, trade and industry He studied politics and economics
at Yale, ifft W # A ^ 3 $ & ¥ fn M ^ 0 o Keynsian/Marxist
economics bIIJ§.$t±A /
^ — see also home economics 2 [pi., U] the way in which money influences, or
is organized within an area of business or society
The economics of the project are very encouraging, jt
econo-mist /I'kDnemist;
NAmE I'kain-/ noun a person who studies or
writes about economics &'$r
XU
econo mize (BrE also -ise) /I'kDnamaiz; NAmE I'kain-/ verb [V] ~ (on sth) to use less money,
time, etc. than you normally use A it; If it); X : Old people often try
to economize on heating, thus endangering their health. X
0
note at save
econ omy 0-w /I'kDnami; NAmE I'kain-/ noun {pi. -ies)
1
(often the economy) [C] the relationship
between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or
region fir; M 'iff 'ft (ft;
tlj: The economy is in
recession. + o O
the world economy o a market economy {= one
in which the price is
fixed according to both cost and demand) TfT 15 iff 2 [C]
a country, when you are thinking about its economic system (
mi 90
3
[C, U] the use of the time, money, etc. that is available in a way that avoids
waste if
gj;
Ait; We need
to make substantial
economies. 0 It’s
a false economy to buy
cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they
do not last very long). 0 She writes with a
great economy of words (= using only the
necessary words). 0 (BrE) We’re on an
economy drive at home (= trying to avoid
waste and spend as little money as possible). W)
#]«, o Buy the large economy
pack (= the one that gives
you better value for money)/
BE!
0 to
fly economy (class) (= by the cheapest class of air travel) ^ X ^ iff III o an economy fare (= the cheapest) &iffjfeMtft
e'conomy class syndrome noun [u] (BrE) the
fact of a person suffering from deep vein
thrombosis after they have travelled on a plane. This condition
is thought to be more common among people who travel in the cheapest seats
because they do not have space to move their legs much.
eco-sys-tem /'iikaosistam;
NAmE 'iikou-/ noun all the plants and
living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical
environment
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eco-ter-ror-ism /'iiksuteranzam;
NAmE 'iikou-/ noun [U] 1 violent
activities which are done in order to draw
attention to issues relating to the environment
2 deliberate
damage to the environment, done in order to draw attention to a political issue
Xj&iSffiAA ( A
) ►
eco-ter-ror-
ist noun
eco-tour-ism /'iikautuarizam; -tarr-;
NAmE ‘iikoutur-/ noun [U] organized
holidays/vacations that are designed so that the tourists damage the
environment as little as possible, especially when some of the money they pay
is used to protect the local environment and animals X X W. $F ► eco-tour-ist /'iikautuarist; -to:r-; NAmE 'iikoutur-/ noun
eco-type /'iikautaip;
NAmE 'iikou-/ noun (biology X) the type or race of a
plant or animal that has adapted to live in particular local conditions
mm)
ecru /'eikrui;
'ekrui/ noun a light brown or cream
colour
imx,
ec stasy /'ekstasi/ noun [pi -ies) 1 [U, C] a feeling or
state of very great happiness £E H; |i3 S?; A H3S bliss 2 Ecstasy [U] (abbr. E) an illegal drug, taken
especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc. ec stat ic /ik'staetik/ adj.
very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm £EIf
|$;
'tf M
applause/praise/reviews c> note at excited ► ec-stat-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv. ectomorph /'ektaumoif; NAmE 'ektoumoirf/ noun {biology X) a person whose
natural body shape is thin f'bBfkWM ( ) — compare endomorph,
MESOMORPH
-ec-tomy combining form (in nouns a medical
operation in which part of the
body is removed if] ^ A; appendectomy
{- removal of the appendix)
mmmx
ec top ic /ek'tDpik; NAmE
-'taip-/ adj. {medical E) in an ectopic pregnancy, the baby starts to develop outside the mother’s womb ( &W. )
ecto plasm /'ekteuplaezam; NAmE 'ektou-/ noun [U] 1 (biology
X) (old-fashioned) the outer layer of the jelly- like
substance inside cells ^ flfi K M ) — compare endoplasm 2 a substance which is said to come from the body of
sb who is communicating with the spirit of a dead person, allowing the spirit
to have a
form^M <
immi?w)
ecu men ic al /.iikjui'memkl; ,ekjui-/ adj. involving or uniting
members of different branches of the Christian Church AAfft
ecu men ism /I'kjuimamzam/ noun [U] the principle or aim
of uniting different branches of the Christian Church ( ilstjff#, A^±A
ec zema /'eksima; NAmE ig'ziima/
noun [U]
a skin condition in which areas of skin become red, rough and sore «
-ed, -d suffix 1 (in adjectives having; having
the characteristics of ^•
(ft; W
(ft: talented o bearded 0 diseased BM
2 (makes
the past tense and past participle of regular verbs hated
‘fg 0 walked ^^0 loved %£
ed, (also Ed.) abbr. edited
(by), edition, editor :
‘Eighteenth Century Women Poets’, Ed.
Lonsdale
$rft (tAISMA)' o 7th ed. MXKS.
mxm, &m, mm)
eddy /'edi/ noun, verb
unoun {pi. -ies) a movement of air,
dust or water in a circle ( &H,
■
verb (ed
dies, eddy-ing, ed died, ed-died) [V] (of air, dust, water, etc. Ԥ1%, X, zjc #) to move around
in a circle M M ^HT71 swirl : The waves swirled and
eddied around the rocks. IS it % JW| 31
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