orçamos

Orçamos is a Portuguese verb form, the first-person plural of the verb orçar, meaning we budget or we estimate costs. It is used mainly in contexts related to budgeting, pricing, and financial planning. In some dialects, the past tense for nós is written or pronounced as orçámos, meaning we budgeted.

Usage of orçar focuses on allocating resources and forecasting costs for a project, a department, or a period. The expression to “fazer um orçamento” (to make a budget) is more common in everyday language, while orçar appears frequently in accounting, procurement, and formal planning discussions.

Conjugation and related terms: orçar follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern. Present tense forms include eu orço, tu orças, ele/ela/você orça, nós orçamos, vós orçáis, eles/elas orçam. The noun orçamento corresponds to the budget or an estimated amount, and the verb is closely related to the process of estimating and allocating costs. Pronunciation is roughly or-çar, with the second syllable carrying the emphasis: /oɾˈsaɾ/ in many dialects.

Examples: Nós orçamos os custos do projeto para o próximo trimestre. A empresa precisa orçar o orçamento de marketing antes de iniciar a campanha. These usages illustrate the verb’s role in estimating financial requirements and setting price or cost limits.