"circular economy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-circular economy.wav [US] Forms: circular economies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} circular economy (plural circular economies)
  1. (economics) An industrial economy that aims to reduce waste and pollution by means of reuse, recycling, etc. Wikipedia link: circular economy Categories (topical): Economics Translations (economy): 迴圈經濟 (Chinese Mandarin), 回圈经济 (huíquān jīngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 循環經濟 (Chinese Mandarin), 循环经济 (xúnhuán jīngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), cirkulární ekonomika (Czech), kringloopeconomie [feminine] (Dutch), circulaire economie [feminine] (Dutch), kiertotalous (Finnish), économie circulaire [feminine] (French), Kreislaufwirtschaft [feminine] (German), ekonomi kitaran (Malay), kinh tế tuần hoàn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-circular_economy-en-noun-D473A3t6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: economics, science, sciences

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