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Definition of "socioeconomic" [socioeconomic]

  • Of or involving both social and economic factors. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "socioeconomic" in a sentence
  • "Persistent ethnic disparities in socioeconomic status add to a sense of “otherness” felt by minorities outside the economic mainstream."
  • "The findings were not explained by differences in socioeconomic status, health habits, chronic medical conditions or health care access."
  • "And working a full-time unpaid job tends to limit the applicants to a certain socioeconomic class (which may affect diversity as well)."