"plutonomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plutonomies [plural]
Etymology: From pluto- + -nomy. Google’s n-gram search suggests the Plutonomy was coined in late 1800s. References to the term using n-gram can be found in books as early as 1851, in a book written by John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow titled “Christian Socialism and Its opponents”, where it was used in the context of wealth. In modern use popularized by Ajay Kapur in a series of papers published during his tenure as Citigroup’s global strategist. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pluto|nomy}} pluto- + -nomy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plutonomy (countable and uncountable, plural plutonomies)
  1. (sometimes derogatory) The study of the production and distribution of wealth, or a society seen as dominated by such concerns. Wikipedia link: Wall Street Journal Tags: countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable Derived forms: plutonomist Related terms: plutocracy, plutocrat, plutonomic

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