כלכלה

Hebrew

Root
כ־ל־כ־ל (k-l-k-l)

Pronunciation

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Noun

כַּלְכָּלָה • (kalkalá) f (plural indefinite כלכלות, singular construct כלכלת־, plural construct כלכלות־)

1. An economy: a society's system of production, distribution, and consumption.

   הכלכלה הישראלית — hakalkalá hayisra'elít — the Israeli economy

2. Economics: the study of resource allocation.
3. A living, making a living.

Derived terms

• כַּלְכָּלִי (kalkalí)