Chrematistics

Chrematistics
Chrematistics Chre`ma*tis"tics, n. [Gr. ? 9sc. ?) the art of traffic, fr. ? goods, money, fr. ? to use.] The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy. [1913 Webster]

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