burgernomics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An informal measurement of the purchasing power parity between currencies, based on the price of a Big Mac in various countries.

Word forms

burgernomics

Etymology

Blend of burger + economics, equivalent to burger + -nomics, coined in The Economist in 1986 by Pam Woodall with the introduction of the Big Mac Index.

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