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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

de baixo consumo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒi ˈbawʒu kõˈsumu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Low-consumption/ˌloʊ kənˈsʌm.pʃən/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os carros de baixo consumo são cada vez mais populares no mercado."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designing or characterizing devices, systems, or appliances that use a minimal amount of energy, fuel, or resources to operate.

    "The factory upgraded its machinery to low-consumption models to reduce electricity costs."
  2. 2

    Relating to a lifestyle or economic pattern characterized by minimal consumption of material goods and energy.

    "A low-consumption lifestyle helps individuals minimize their personal carbon footprint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English adjective low (from Old English lǣw) and consumption (from Latin consumptio, meaning 'use up' or 'waste'). Over the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the compound emerged strongly in industrial design and environmental economics to designate appliances, vehicles, and systems engineered to utilize minimal energy or resources.

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