économe

See also: econome

French

Alternative forms

• œconome (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kɔ.nɔm/

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Adjective

économe (plural économes)

1. penny-wise; thrifty; economical

Noun

économe m or f by sense (plural économes)

1. bursar

Noun

économe m (plural économes)

1. vegetable peeler

Related terms

• économat

Further reading

• “économe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.