socio-economic

Language: en

🇬🇧 /'səusiəuˌiːkə'nɔmik/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or involving a combination of social and economic factors, especially as they affect individuals or communities.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

socio-economic statussocio-economic factorssocio-economic developmentsocio-economic conditionssocio-economic backgroundsocio-economic class

Derivatives

socioeconomicallysocioeconomics

Synonyms

socioeconomic

Commonly confused

socioeconomic
EN: Same word without the hyphen; the unhyphenated form is increasingly standard, especially in American English.

Spelling tips

EN: Both 'socio-economic' (hyphenated) and 'socioeconomic' (closed) are acceptable. The closed form is becoming more common and is preferred in many style guides.

💬 Examples

  1. The study examined the socio-economic background of students and its impact on academic performance.