talous

== 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 === talous economy (system of production and distribution and consumption) finances (monetary situation) yrityksen talous on vahva ― the company has strong finances an independently acting and managed economic unit, especially in terms of food procurement and cooking (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?) (specifically) household Synonym: kotitalous kolmen hengen talous ― a three-person household housekeeping, household management Synonym: taloudenhoito 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “talous”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Anagrams === soluta, suolat, suolta