What does économique in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word économique in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use économique in French.

The word économique in French means economical, economic, economics, economic agent, economic player, economic activity, business, economic agent, economic and social assessment, economic boom, economic bubble, economic capital, economy class, European Economic Community, economic situation, economic context, economic and social council, economic crisis, economic growth, economic cycle, economic upswing, economic development, economic stakes, European Economic Area, economic geography, economic interest group, economic war, economic war, economic indicator, redundancy, layoff for economic reasons, layoff on economic grounds, economic layoff, economic slump, economic model, economic operator, economic planning, economic weight, economic power, world economic power, economic slowdown, economic recession, economic recovery plan, economic underdevelopment, economic sector, socioeconomic, socio-economic status, economic system, final year high school economics, classical economics theory, economic and monetary union. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word économique

economical

adjectif (peu couteux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est plus économique d'acheter en gros.
It's more economical to buy in bulk.

economic

adjectif (relatif au marché commercial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La crise économique est grave.
The economic crisis is serious.

economics

nom masculin (phénomènes économiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'économique est souvent opposé au social.
Economics is often set up in opposition to social issues.

economic agent, economic player

nom masculin (agent influençant l'économie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un acteur économique offre la réalisation de travaux, des produits ou des services sur le marché.

economic activity, business

nom féminin (échanges commerciaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic agent

nom masculin (intervenant de l'économie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ménages sont les agents économiques les plus nombreux.

economic and social assessment

nom masculin (bilan d'entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic boom

nom masculin (forte croissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic bubble

nom féminin (marché porteur) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une bulle économique est un niveau de prix d'échanges, souvent excessif, sur un marché.

economic capital

nom féminin (principale ville économique) (city)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economy class

nom féminin (avion : classe la moins chère) (airplane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

European Economic Community

nom féminin (organisation supranationale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Communauté Économique Européenne a précédé l'Union Européenne.

economic situation, economic context

nom féminin (état de l'économie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic and social council

nom masculin (institution politique et sociale) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic crisis

nom féminin (problématique économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic growth

nom féminin (augmentation du nombre d'emplois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement mise sur les services à la personne pour relancer la croissance économique.

economic cycle

nom masculin (durée d'un phénomène économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic upswing

nom masculin (développement d'entreprises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les gouvernements rêvent d'un décollage économique.

economic development

nom masculin (évolutions structurelles positives)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les maires essaient de tout faire pour favoriser le développement économique de leur ville.

economic stakes

nom masculin (défit d'ordre économique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

European Economic Area

nom masculin (union économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Espace économique européen est une union économique rassemblant trente États européens.

economic geography

nom féminin (branche de la géographie humaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic interest group

nom masculin (statut entre société et association)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le groupement des cartes bancaires est un groupement d'intérêt économique.

economic war

nom féminin (lutte mercantile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic war

nom féminin (conflit usant de blocus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic indicator

nom masculin (facteur d'évaluation de l'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les indicateurs économiques sont mauvais en 2013.

redundancy

nom masculin (licenciement pour manque d'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces employés ont perdu leur poste par licenciement économique.

layoff for economic reasons, layoff on economic grounds, economic layoff

nom masculin (renvoi pour faillite) (mainly US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à une forte baisse des ventes, la direction doit mettre en place un licenciement pour motif économique.

economic slump

nom masculin (ralentissement économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis quelques années, le marasme économique se fait de plus en plus ressentir.

economic model

nom masculin (doctrine économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un modèle économique illustre le fonctionnement et l’organisation des secteurs d'activités.

economic operator

nom masculin (acteur économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic planning

nom féminin (encadrement étatique de production)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic weight, economic power

nom masculin (capacité à influer économiquement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

world economic power

nom féminin (pays comptant au plan mondial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic slowdown

nom masculin (baisse générale d'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis le premier choc pétrolier de 1973, l'Occident vit un ralentissement économique.

economic recession

nom féminin (ralentissement de croissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre pays est en récession économique depuis quelques années déjà.

economic recovery plan

nom féminin (redémarrage de la croissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une relance économique est un ensemble de mesures de politique économique dans le but de provoquer une augmentation de l'activité économique.

economic underdevelopment

nom masculin (croissance insuffisante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic sector

nom masculin (groupe de familles de produits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tertiaire est un secteur économique.

socioeconomic

adjectif (économique et social)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En 2013, les conditions socio-économiques sont moroses en Europe.

socio-economic status

nom masculin (position dans la société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic system

nom masculin (règles commerciales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

final year high school economics

nom féminin (France (Scolaire : classe de lycée) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Yann entre en terminale ES et voudrait ensuite intégrer une école de commerce.

classical economics theory

nom féminin (théorie de marché rationnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic and monetary union

nom féminin (accord de pays européens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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