economically

In thrifty fashion

Economically describes actions related to the economy or financial matters: The region has struggled economically since the factory closed.

It also means in a way that avoids waste—efficiently or frugally: She packed economically, fitting everything in one bag.

The two senses connect through the idea of resource management, whether national or personal.

thrift

frugally

With careful spending

prudently · sparingly · resourcefully · sustainably · budget-conscious · savings · bargain · discount · value · minimally

fiscal

fiscally

Relating to public revenue

spending · expenditure · revenue · deficit · surplus · allocation · austerity · cuts · appropriation · outlay

poverty

disadvantageously

In an unfavorable manner

inequality · unemployment · underemployed · underprivileged · disadvantaged · impoverished · destitute · subsistence · struggling · precarious

market

commercially

In a trade-oriented way

trade · exchange · commodities · pricing · inflation · deflation · capitalism · globalization · tariffs · imports

growth

prosperously

In a flourishing way

progress · boom · upswing · industrialization · modernization · diversification · innovation · scalability · sustainability · GDP

wealth

affluently

With great financial resources

opulence · luxury · assets · capital · investments · inheritance · billionaire · millionaire · plutocracy · oligarchy

Opposites
resource efficiency

economicallywastefully

With unnecessary excess

extravagantly · uneconomically · profligately · lavishly · inefficiently

scale of expenditure

economicallyexpensively

At great cost

lavishly · extravagantly · costly · luxuriously · sumptuously

domain of analysis

economicallypolitically

Regarding civic governance

socially · culturally · spiritually · morally · ethically

Phrases
Family

economical, uneconomical

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