socioeconomic

adjective

so·​cio·​eco·​nom·​ic ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik How to pronounce socioeconomic (audio)
-ˌē-kə-,
ˌsō-shē-
variants or socio-economic
: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
socioeconomically adverb
or socio-economically

Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence

Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.
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In 2025, Lee will be working towards policy change around social indicators for young men in lower socioeconomic conditions, and scaling to work of Male Allies UK in training 50,000 men around gender equity and allyship. Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 This academic-nonprofit partnership enables Hutson to investigate technical innovations and pressing socioeconomic concerns. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024 Syria’s already crushing socioeconomic crisis seems likely to deepen further. Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024 Such high housing costs spawn other socioeconomic issues, the researchers continued, to wit: • California has the nation’s second lowest rate of home ownership, behind New York, and home ownership is particularly scant among young adults, and Blacks and Latinos of any age. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for socioeconomic 

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of socioeconomic was in 1875

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“Socioeconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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