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Economics Pronunciation
Economics is pronounced e-kuh-NAH-miks, IPA /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/.
e-kuh-NAH-miks
US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/ · UK /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/
Syllables: e · kuh · NAH · miks (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The study of how money, goods, and resources are produced and shared out.
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Economics in a Sentence
- She switched from law to economics in her second year.
- The economics of running a small bakery are brutal.
- His economics seminar meets on Tuesday mornings.
Common Mispronunciations of Economics
Not i-KAH-nuh-miks
This copies the stress of economy, where the beat is on the second syllable. Adding -ics pulls the stress forward to NAH.
Not e-kuh-NAH-mik
The word is plural in form and always ends in an s sound. Dropping it gives the adjective economic instead.
Tip: Americans often open with e and Britons with ee, and both are accepted; the stressed syllable is the third either way.
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