Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

economese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: economese
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon used by economists.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Socspeak and economese are familiar forms of jargon-laden language being used to convey almost nothing verbosely."
"Economese from here on."

Etymology

From economics + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: economics

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does economese mean?: The jargon used by economists.
Where does economese come from?: From economics + -ese.

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