économie

Is économie masculine or feminine?

l'économie
/lekonomi/feminineeconomy

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine.
The suffix often names an abstract quality, an activity, or a discipline.
95.7% of -ie nouns are feminine

In context

  • Il garde toutes ses économies à la banque.

    He keeps all his savings in the bank.

  • La grève a nui à l'économie nationale.

    The strike affected the nation's economy.

  • L'économie du pays dépend de l'agriculture.

    The country's economy depends on agriculture.

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