Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

takarékos (thrifty, frugal) +‎ -kodik (to behave as, verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒkɒreːkoʃkodik]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧ré‧kos‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik
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Verb edit

takarékoskodik

  1. (intransitive) to save, to economize, to be sparing (with something: -val/-vel)
    Synonym: spórol
    A kormány soha nem takarékoskodik a polgárok pénzével.
    The government is never sparing with the citizens' money.
    Ebben a szakaszban érdemes takarékoskodni az energiánkkal.
    At this stage it is worth saving our energy.

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