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circular economy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An industrial economy that aims to reduce waste and pollution by means of reuse, recycling, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 迴圈經濟 /回圈经济 (huíquān jīngjì) — economy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 循環經濟 /循环经济 (xúnhuán jīngjì) — economy
  • Czech: cirkulární ekonomika — economy
  • Dutch: kringloopeconomie — economy
  • Dutch: circulaire economie — economy
  • Finnish: kiertotalous — economy
  • French: économie circulaire — economy
  • German: Kreislaufwirtschaft — economy
  • Indonesian: ekonomi sirkular — economy
  • Malay: ekonomi kitaran — economy
  • Vietnamese: kinh tế tuần hoàn — economy