econômico

See also: economico and económico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• económico (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομικός (oikonomikós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.koˈnõ.mi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.koˈnõ.mi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.koˈno.mi.ko/

• Hyphenation: e‧co‧nô‧mi‧co

Adjective

econômico (feminine econômica, masculine plural econômicos, feminine plural econômicas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. economic
   1. (relational) economic (pertaining to an economy)
   2. (of an item or service) cheap, economical, inexpensive

      Synonym: barato

   3. careful with the expenditure of money: chary, economical, frugal, sparing, thrifty, parsimonious, provident

      Synonyms: frugal, parcimonioso

Derived terms

• economicamente

Related terms

• economia