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Definition of "microeconomics" [microeconomics]

  • The study of the operations of the components of a national economy, such as individual firms, households, and consumers. (noun)

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.

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