económico

economic; economical

adjective eh-koh-NOH-mee-koh Common

Usage Note

Económico has two distinct senses: related to the economy (crisis económica, 'economic crisis') and cheap/affordable (un hotel económico, 'a budget hotel'). Context usually makes the meaning clear. The feminine form is económica; the noun economía and its family are all stressed on the penultimate syllable in the adjective form.

Examples

"La crisis económica afecta a muchas familias."

Natural Translation

The economic crisis affects many families.

Literal Translation

The crisis economic affects many families

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