macroeconomy

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noun

A large-scale economy.

OriginEnglish economy ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

nounmacroeconomy (plural macroeconomies)

plural macroeconomies

  1. A large-scale economy.

    “There’s no doubt eBay was impacted by the macroeconomy, and our fourth-quarter results reflect this.

    2009 January 22, Laurie J. Flynn, “EBay’s Income Declines 31% as Economy Reduces Traffic”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englisheconomy
  8. Englishmacroeconomy

From macro- + economy.

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Translations

Czech makroekonomika
  • makroekonomikathe large-scale economy
Finnish makrotalous
  • makrotalousthe large-scale economy
German Makroökonomie
  • Makroökonomiethe large-scale economy
Hungarian makrogazdaság
  • makrogazdaságthe large-scale economy
Polish gospodarka w skali makro
  • gospodarka w skali makrothe large-scale economy
Portuguese macroeconomia
  • macroeconomiathe large-scale economy
Spanish macroeconomía
  • macroeconomíathe large-scale economy
Cite this entry
APA

macroeconomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroeconomy

MLA

“macroeconomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroeconomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroeconomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroeconomy.

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