micro-economics noun. [,mʌɪkrǝʊi:kǝ'nɒmɪks, -ɛk-] M20.
[from MICRO- + ECONOMICS.]
The branch of economics that deals with the small-scale economic factors; economics of the individual firm, product, consumer, etc., rather than the aggregate. Cf. MACRO-ECONOMICS.

■ micro-economic adjective M20.

■ micro-e'conomist noun M20.

■ micro-e'conomy noun a small-scale economic system M20.

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