tasuvust

Tasuvust is an Estonian noun form—the partitive/genitive singular of tasuvus—used to express affordability or cost-effectiveness. The base noun tasuvus denotes the quality of being affordable: the degree to which prices allow people to obtain goods and services without excessive financial strain.

In practice, tasuvust is used in economic and public policy discussions to refer to how affordable a product, service, or policy appears given prevailing prices and incomes. Analysts may discuss the tasuvust of housing, energy, healthcare, or consumer goods, and it is commonly considered when evaluating subsidies, price controls, or social support programs.

Measurement of tasuvust is not tied to a single universal metric. It is described through indicators such as price-to-income ratios, expenditure shares, or affordability thresholds that vary by context. It is important to distinguish affordability from value or quality; a highly affordable option may still offer limited usefulness.

Notes: Like other Estonian nouns, tasuvust is inflected for grammatical case, and appears in phrases such as “toote tasuvust” (the affordability of the product) or “tasuvust suurendada” (to increase affordability). The term is primarily used in Estonian-language discourse on economics, consumer policy, and public finance, where affordability considerations complement analyses of price, income, and access.