Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun economic_theory

1 sense of economic theory

Sense 1
economic theory -- ((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))
       => theory -- (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory")