microeconomics — (n.) 1948, from MICRO (Cf. micro ) + ECONOMICS (Cf. economics). Related: Microeconomic … Etymology dictionary
microeconomics — [mī΄krō ek΄ə näm′iks, mi΄krōē΄kənäm′iks] n. a branch of economics dealing with certain specific factors affecting an economy, as the behavior of individual consumers, the marketing of particular products, etc.: cf. MACROECONOMICS microeconomic… … English World dictionary
Microeconomics — The supply and demand model describes how prices vary as a result of a balance between product availability at each price (supply) and the desires of those with purchasing power at each price (demand). The graph depicts a right shift in demand… … Wikipedia
Microeconomics — The branch of economics that analyzes the market behavior of individual consumers and firms in an attempt to understand the decision making process of firms and households. It is concerned with the interaction between individual buyers and… … Investment dictionary
microeconomics — microeconomic, adj. microeconomist /muy kroh i kon euh mist/, n. /muy kroh ek euh nom iks, ee keuh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of economics dealing with particular aspects of an economy, as the price cost relationship of a firm. Cf.… … Universalium
microeconomics — [[t]ma͟ɪkroʊi͟ːkənɒ̱mɪks, e̱k [/t]] also micro economics N UNCOUNT Microeconomics is the branch of economics that is concerned with individual areas of economic activity, such as those within a particular company or relating to a particular… … English dictionary
microeconomics — The analysis of economic behaviour at the level of individual market participants, chiefly individual businesses or consumers. For an individual or household microeconomics is concerned with the optimal allocation of a given budget, the labour… … Big dictionary of business and management
microeconomics — noun plural but usually singular in construction Date: 1943 a study of economics in terms of individual areas of activity (as a firm, household, or prices) compare macroeconomics • microeconomic adjective • microeconomist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
microeconomics — noun That field of economics that deals with the small scale economic activities such as that of the individual or company … Wiktionary
microeconomics — mi|cro|ec|o|nom|ics [ˌmaıkrəuekəˈnɔmıks, i:kə US krouekəˈna: , i:kə ] n [U] the study of small economic systems that are part of national or international systems →↑macroeconomics >microeconomic adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
