English Explanatory Dictionary

catallactics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of political economics based on the science of exchange.

Pronunciation

/ˌkætəˈlæktɪks/

Word forms

catallactics

Etymology

Literally, “science of exhanges”, from Ancient Greek καταλλάσσω (katallássō, “to exchange, reconcile”). Probably coined by British economist Richard Whately in 1831.

Related words

catallactic catallaxy
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