Meanings
- uncountableThe study of wealth.
Origin
- Ancient Greekχρῆμα“money”
- Englishchrematistics
From Ancient Greek χρῆμα (khrêma, “money”).
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French chrématistique
- chrématistiquestudy of wealth
Greek χρηματιστική
- χρηματιστική (chrimatistikí)study of wealth
Italian crematistica
- crematisticastudy of wealth
Spanish crematística
- crematísticastudy of wealth
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chrematistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrematistics
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