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talous

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Finnish

Etymology

talo (“house”) +‎ -us (“-hood, -ship”). "household" and "housekeeping" are the oldest senses of the word; other senses are from later, probably mostly from the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑlous/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lo̞us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlous
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧lo‧us
  • Hyphenation(key): ta‧lo‧us

Noun

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talous

  1. economy (system of production and distribution and consumption)
  2. finances (monetary situation)
    yrityksen talous on vahva ― the company has strong finances
  3. an independently acting and managed economic unit, especially in terms of food procurement and cooking (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    1. (specifically) household
      Synonym: kotitalous
      kolmen hengen talous ― a three-person household
  4. housekeeping, household management
    Synonym: taloudenhoito
  5. economy (effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources)

Usage notes

  • When used to refer to a unit that manages its economic aspects, -talous is used as part of some compound words to describe different units. ruokatalous is used to refer to the food aspect more specifically, while suurtalous refers to a large unit.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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