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οικονομάω

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.ko.noˈma.o/
  • Hyphenation: οι‧κο‧νο‧μά‧ω

Verb

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οικονομάω (oikonomáo) (past οικονόμησα, passive οικονομιέμαι, p‑past οικονομήθηκα, ppp οικονομημένος)

  1. (informal) to get (money, supplies, work, etc)
    Οικονόμησα καλά λεφτά απ' τη δουλίτσα αυτή!Oikonómisa kalá leftá ap' ti doulítsa aftí!Got some good money from this little job!
    Πού τα κονόμησες τόσα λεφτά;Poú ta konómises tósa leftá?Where did you get all that money?
  2. and see: οικονομώ (oikonomó):
    1. to save (money, time, space, etc)
      Synonyms: εξοικονομώ (exoikonomó), αποταμιέυω (apotamiéyo)
    2. to economise (UK), economize (US) in general
    3. (less frequent) to economies elsewhere have enabled extra expenditure
      Στη νέα έκδοση του βιβλίου έχουν οικονομηθεί επιπλέον πληροφορίες και παραρτήματα.
      Sti néa ékdosi tou vivlíou échoun oikonomitheí epipléon pliroforíes kai parartímata.
      With the new edition of the book extra information and appendices have been included (in adequate space).

Usage notes

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  • Colloquial or vernacular use, often drοpping the initial vowel: κονομάω (konomáo).
  • Also, a more formal version of endings of οικονομώ (oikonomó).

Conjugation

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Expressions

vernacular style
  • For non colloquial usage, see οικονομώ (oikonomó) with ending -είς, εί.

Further reading

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