"Enronomics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of Enron + economics, after Enron, a company that collapsed through accounting fraud. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Enron|economics}} Blend of Enron + economics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Enronomics (uncountable)
  1. creative accounting, or accounting fraud Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Enronomics-en-noun-JxV0Ekxs Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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