D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Economics

/(ē`kŏ*nŏm"ĭks)/ · E·co·nom·ics · IPA /ˌik.əˈnɑ.mɪks/
01 n. The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.
  1. 1.
    The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.
  2. 2.
    Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources; the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of a nation or region, and its effect on the wealth of a country. See Political economy, under Political. See: Political