socio-economic

adjective

Of or pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors.

“China has experienced significant socio-economic development over the past number of decades.”

OriginEnglish economic ← Middle English economike, iconomique ← Old French iconomike →
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Meanings

adjectivesocio-economic (not comparable)

alternative socioeconomic

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors.

    China has experienced significant socio-economic development over the past number of decades.

    2 more examples

    Accordingly, the report advised that middle and higher-socioeconomic-strata neighborhoods should not fall at least within the one-mile and five-mile radii of the proposed site.

    2002, Eileen Guana, Essay on Environmental Justice: The Past, the Present, and Back to the Future, page 17

    This will benefit reopening projects that have wider network benefits - such as the Stratford-upon-Avon to Honeybourne section, which has wider socio-economic benefits that do not accrue to individual local authorities.

    2020 December 16, Industry Insider, “Rail's prospects turn full circle”, in Rail, page 68

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Englishsocio-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  12. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  13. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  16. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  17. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  18. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  19. Ancient Greekοἰκονόμος (oikonómos)
  20. Ancient Greekοἰκονομικός (oikonomikós)
  21. Latinoeconomicus
  22. Old Frenchiconomike
  23. Middle Englishiconomique
  24. Middle Englisheconomike, iconomique
  25. Englisheconomic
  26. Englishsocio-economic

From socio- + economic.

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Translations

Catalan socioeconòmic
  • socioeconòmicpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Chinese Mandarin 社會經濟的 /社会经济的
  • 社會經濟的 /社会经济的 (shèhuì jīngjì de)pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Danish socioøkonomisk
  • socioøkonomiskpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Finnish sosioekonominen, yhteiskunnallis-taloudellinen
  • sosioekonominenpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
  • yhteiskunnallis-taloudellinenpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
French socio-économique
  • socio-économiquepertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Greek κοινωνικοοικονομικός
  • κοινωνικοοικονομικός (koinonikooikonomikós)pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Hawaiian kū hoʻokele waiwai lāhui
  • kū hoʻokele waiwai lāhuipertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Hebrew סוציו־אקונומי
  • סוציו־אקונומי (sotsyo-ekonómi)pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Irish socheacnamaíoch
  • socheacnamaíochpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Italian socioeconomico
  • socioeconomicopertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Māori ohapori
  • ohaporipertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Norwegian Bokmål sosioøkonomisk
  • sosioøkonomiskpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Portuguese socioeconômico, socioeconómico
  • socioeconômicopertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
  • socioeconómicopertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Romanian socioeconomic, socio-economic
  • socioeconomicpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
  • socio-economicpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
  • social-economicpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Russian социа́льно-экономи́ческий
  • социа́льно-экономи́ческий (sociálʹno-ekonomíčeskij)pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Spanish socioeconómico
  • socioeconómicopertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Swedish socioekonomisk
  • socioekonomiskpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Tagalog ulnuagimatin
  • ulnuagimatinpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Turkish sosyoekonomik
  • sosyoekonomikpertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Ukrainian соціа́льно-економі́чний
  • соціа́льно-економі́чний (sociálʹno-ekonomíčnyj)pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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