financeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From finança +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈse(j).ɾu/ [fi.nɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈse(j).ɾu/ [fi.nɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈse(j).ɾo/ [fi.nɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.nɐ̃ˈse.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -eɾu, -ejɾu, -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: fi‧nan‧cei‧ro

Adjective

financeiro (feminine financeira, masculine plural financeiros, feminine plural financeiras)

1. financial (relating or pertaining to finance)

Noun

financeiro m (plural financeiros, feminine financeira, feminine plural financeiras)

1. financial expert (individual versed in the science of finance)
2. financier (person who makes large money transactions and dedicates themself to speculation)
3. treasurer (person responsible for the finances of a company or institution)
4. (informal) loan shark

Further reading

• “financeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “financeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024