Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The science of wealth: a name given by some writers to the science of political economy, or, in a more restricted sense, to that portion of the science which relates to the management and regulation of wealth and property.
Wiktionary
- n. Study of wealth
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy.
Examples
“What is needed is an Aristotelian buen vivir (as the World Social Forum proclaims) guided by oikonomia rather than chrematistics.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
“Be it added, that the great philosopher had seen but one phase of the science, chrematistics, and that his ideas here bear the impress of the age in which he lived.”
“For them, chrematistics -- what does something cost in a market -- is basically a trivial question.”
“Pros: Powerful engine and excellent driving chrematistics make this sedan fun and comfortable.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chrematistics’.
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250 Spelling Words
A selected sampling of words for intermediate and advanced spellers.
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Vargas Llosa - Aunt Julia
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Most Obscure Words
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Is it morning yet?
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lanklenmot's Words
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tony63a's list
My 100 favorite words (in no particular order)
peripeteia, adscititious, agathokakological, altitudinarian, animadversion, mumpsimus, acatalepsy, démarche, chrematistics, isocracy, jocoserious, manqué and 13 more...
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whichbe The study of wealth; the science of political economy. May 12, 2008