adjective/e.kɔ.nɔm/
penny-wise; thrifty; economical
Antonyms: dépensier, prodigue
Learned borrowing from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule”)
/e.kɔ.nɔm/
penny-wise; thrifty; economical
Antonyms: dépensier, prodigue
Learned borrowing from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule”)
bursar (treasurer of a university, college or school)
Learned borrowing from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule”)
vegetable peeler
Learned borrowing from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule”)