macroeconomicsEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishmacroeconomics /ˌmakrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks , ˌmakrəʊˌɛkəˈnɒmɪks / ▸ plural noun [treated as singular] the branch of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity. – DERIVATIVES macroeconomist /ˌmakrəʊɪˈkɒnəmɪst / noun– ORIGIN 1940s: from macro1 + economics.