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economic growth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The growth of the economic output of a country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • As a result of inward investment, Eire enjoyed substantial economic growth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: economic process

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: crecimientu económicu — growth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經濟增長 /经济增长 (jīngjì zēngzhǎng) — growth
  • Danish: økonomisk vækst — growth
  • Dutch: economische groei — growth
  • Estonian: majanduskasv — growth
  • Finnish: talouskasvu — growth
  • Finnish: taloudellinen kasvu — growth
  • French: croissance — growth
  • French: croissance économique — growth
  • Galician: crecemento económico — growth
  • Georgian: ეკონომიკური ზრდა (eḳonomiḳuri zrda) — growth
  • German: Wirtschaftswachstum — growth
  • Hungarian: gazdasági növekedés — growth
  • Italian: crescita economica — growth
  • Korean: 경제적인 성공 (gyeongjejeogin seonggong) — growth
  • Latvian: ekonomikas izaugsme — growth
  • Polish: progresja — growth
  • Polish: wzrost — growth
  • Portuguese: crescimento econômico — growth
  • Russian: экономи́ческий рост (ekonomíčeskij rost) — growth
  • Spanish: crecimiento económico — growth
  • Swedish: ekonomisk tillväxt — growth
  • Ukrainian: економічне зростання (ekonomične zrostannja) — growth
  • Ukrainian: ріст економіки (rist ekonomiky) — growth
  • Vietnamese: sự tăng trưởng kinh tế — growth