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socioeconomic

[ soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-ik, -ee-kuh-, soh-shee- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and economic factors:

    socioeconomic study; socioeconomic status.



socioeconomic

/ -ˌɛkə-; ˌsəʊsɪəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving both economic and social factors
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌsocioˌecoˈnomically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • soci·o·eco·nomi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of socioeconomic1

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + economic
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Example Sentences

They came from 33 different elementary schools in neighbourhoods representing a range of socioeconomic statuses and scattered around Quebec.

But others said the admissions exam and additional application requirements are inherently unfair to students of color who face socioeconomic disadvantages.

"At the University of Edinburgh students who come from middle to lower socioeconomic backgrounds are in a minority," it said.

From BBC

At the time, Schumer cautioned that he was not proposing a "focus on the middle class exclusively," but rather a winning coalition that already included union labor, college-educated liberals and minorities of all socioeconomic backgrounds.

From Salon

“It transcends party lines, it transcends socioeconomic status, it transcends racial diversity — all those things,” Wilson told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon

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