English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Economy Pronunciation
Economy is pronounced i-KAH-nuh-mee, IPA /iˈkɑnəmi/.
i-KAH-nuh-mee
US /iˈkɑnəmi/ · UK /ɪˈkɒnəmi/
Syllables: i · KAH · nuh · mee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The system by which a country produces, distributes, and uses money, goods, and services.
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Economy in a Sentence
- The local economy depends on two large employers.
- They flew economy to save the difference.
- A cold spring did the rural economy no favours.
Common Mispronunciations of Economy
Not EE-kuh-noh-mee
The beat lands on the second syllable, and the first one shrinks to a short i.
Not e-koh-NOH-mee
Pushing the weight to the middle stretches vowels that should be quick and colourless.
Tip: The noun stresses the second syllable, i-KAH-nuh-mee, but the adjective economic moves it along to the third, ee-kuh-NAH-mik.
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