Mensais

Mensais is the plural form of the Portuguese adjective mensal, meaning monthly or occurring every month. It is used to describe recurring quantities, events, or items tied to the month, and can also appear in contexts involving periodic publications released on a monthly basis.

In finance and budgeting, mensais appears in expressions such as despesas mensais, receitas mensais, pagamentos mensais and aluguel mensal, indicating recurring monthly costs or income. In business reporting, dados mensais or variações mensais refer to data or changes measured month to month. In consumer contexts, a value such as o valor mensal describes an amount paid for services billed monthly, including a mensalidade of a club or a monthly subscription.

In publishing and media, mensais can refer to periodicals that are issued every month, such as revistas mensais, in contrast to semanal (weekly) or trimestral (quarterly) publications. The term is also used more broadly to denote anything that is calculated or paid on a monthly basis, including financial projections or performance metrics reported on a monthly cadence.

Etymology and related terms: mensais derives from mensal, which in turn comes from the Latin mensis, meaning month, with the suffix -al. The plural form is used when referring to multiple months or multiple monthly items. Related words include mensalmente (adverb meaning monthly) and mensalidade (a monthly fee).