macroeconomic

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adjective

Relating to macroeconomics.

Less commonScrabble 23

Meanings

adjectivemacroeconomic (comparative more macroeconomic, superlative most macroeconomic)

comparative more macroeconomic · superlative most macroeconomic · alternative macro-economic

  1. Relating to macroeconomics.

    Antonyms: microeconomic

  2. Relating to the entire economy, including the growth rate, money and credit, exchange rates, the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

    On Monday, chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) cut its sales outlook for the fourth quarter, citing “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China.” Last week, Intel’s (INTC) CEO also noted that “trade and macro concerns, especially in China, have intensified.”

    2019 January 28, Seth Fiegerman, “Apple earnings: How low can iPhone sales go?”, in CNN Business
    1 more example

    But judges, law students, economists, human rights experts, and Mexico’s most important trading partners worry [the judicial reform] could lead to democratic backsliding – and macroeconomic turbulence – that the incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum will inherit when she takes office Oct. 1.

    2024 August 29, Whitney Eulich, “Why Mexican judicial reform is causing a rift with the US”, in The Christian Science Monitor

    Antonyms: microeconomic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to macroeconomics.

adjectiveRelating to the entire economy, including the growth rate, money and credit, exchange rates, the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  10. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  11. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  14. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  15. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  16. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  17. Ancient Greekοἰκονόμος (oikonómos)
  18. Ancient Greekοἰκονομικός (oikonomikós)
  19. Latinoeconomicus
  20. Old Frenchiconomike
  21. Middle Englishiconomique
  22. Middle Englisheconomike, iconomique
  23. Englisheconomic
  24. Englishmacroeconomic

From macro- + economic.

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Translations

Catalan macroeconòmic
  • macroeconòmicrelating to macroeconomics
Danish makroøkonomisk, makroøkonomisk
  • makroøkonomiskrelating to macroeconomics
  • makroøkonomiskrelating to the entire economy
Dutch macro-economisch
  • macro-economischrelating to macroeconomics
Estonian makroökonoomiline, makromajanduslik
  • makroökonoomilinerelating to macroeconomics
  • makromajanduslikrelating to the entire economy
Finnish makrotaloustieteellinen, makrotaloudellinen
  • makrotaloustieteellinenrelating to macroeconomics
  • makrotaloudellinenrelating to the entire economy
French macroéconomique
  • macroéconomiquerelating to macroeconomics
German makroökonomisch
  • makroökonomischrelating to macroeconomics
Greek μακροοικονομικός
  • μακροοικονομικός (makrooikonomikós)relating to macroeconomics
Italian macroeconomico
  • macroeconomicorelating to macroeconomics
Polish makroekonomiczny, obejmujący całą gospodarkę
  • makroekonomicznyrelating to macroeconomics
  • obejmujący całą gospodarkęrelating to the entire economy
Portuguese macroeconómico, macroeconômico
  • macroeconómicorelating to macroeconomics
  • macroeconômicorelating to macroeconomics
Spanish macroeconómico
  • macroeconómicorelating to macroeconomics
Swedish makroekonomisk, makroekonomisk
  • makroekonomiskrelating to macroeconomics
  • makroekonomiskrelating to the entire economy
Ukrainian макроекономі́чний
  • макроекономі́чний (makroekonomíčnyj)relating to macroeconomics
Cite this entry
APA

macroeconomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroeconomic

MLA

“macroeconomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroeconomic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroeconomic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroeconomic.

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