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war economy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A country's economy that has been reorganized to optimally support the war effort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: wartime economy

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: economia de guerra — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰爭經濟 /战争经济 (zhànzhēng jīngjì) — Translations
  • Danish: krigsøkonomi — Translations
  • Dutch: oorlogseconomie — Translations
  • Finnish: sotatalous — Translations
  • French: économie de guerre — Translations
  • German: Kriegswirtschaft — Translations
  • Italian: economia di guerra — Translations
  • Polish: gospodarka wojenna — Translations
  • Portuguese: economia de guerra — Translations
  • Russian: вое́нная эконо́мика (vojénnaja ekonómika) — Translations
  • Spanish: economía de guerra — Translations
  • Swedish: krigsekonomi — Translations
  • Ukrainian: воє́нна еконо́міка (vojénna ekonómika) — Translations