Meaning
cheap; economic
- cheap, inexpensive
- economic, financial
In a sentence
Questo telefono è economico, ma funziona molto bene.
This phone is cheap, but it works very well.
Hai trovato un volo economico per Roma?
Did you find a cheap flight to Rome?
La situazione economica non è migliorata quest'anno.
The economic situation hasn't improved this year.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| economico | masculine · singular |
| economica | feminine · singular |
| economici | masculine · plural |
| economiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use economico for prices or practical affordability; low-cost is common in ads and marketing, sounding more commercial.
- For broad ideas like economic policy or growth, economico is standard; finanziario is narrower, about money management, budgets, and markets.
- It agrees in gender and number: economico, economica, economici, economiche. Learners often forget the feminine form with offerta or soluzione.