Meanings
nounwar economy (plural war economies)
plural war economies
- A country's economy that has been reorganized to optimally support the war effort.
Synonyms: wartime economy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA country's economy that has been reorganized to optimally support the war effort.
Similar
wartime economy
Translations
Catalan economia de guerra
- economia de guerraTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 戰爭經濟 /战争经济
- 戰爭經濟 /战争经济 (zhànzhēng jīngjì)Translations
Danish krigsøkonomi
- krigsøkonomiTranslations
Dutch oorlogseconomie
- oorlogseconomieTranslations
Finnish sotatalous
- sotatalousTranslations
French économie de guerre
- économie de guerreTranslations
German Kriegswirtschaft
- KriegswirtschaftTranslations
Italian economia di guerra
- economia di guerraTranslations
Polish gospodarka wojenna
- gospodarka wojennaTranslations
Portuguese economia de guerra
- economia de guerraTranslations
Russian вое́нная эконо́мика
- вое́нная эконо́мика (vojénnaja ekonómika)Translations
Spanish economía de guerra
- economía de guerraTranslations
Swedish krigsekonomi
- krigsekonomiTranslations
Ukrainian воє́нна еконо́міка
- воє́нна еконо́міка (vojénna ekonómika)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
war economy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20economy
MLA
“war economy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20economy. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war economy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20economy.
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