économie

Definitions of économie
  1. noun
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
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    économie de marché
    an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
    économie non marchande
    an economy that is not a market economy
    capitalisme
    an economic system based on private ownership of capital
    économie dirigée
    a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices
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    système
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
  2. noun
    prudence in avoiding waste
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    prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  3. noun
    the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
    synonyms: épargne
  4. noun
    an act of economizing; reduction in cost
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    épargne
    the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
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    acte, action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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