Explain Your Service Price in Portuguese: Estimates and Options
Explain what an orçamento includes, compare service options, and respond to questions about price without overpromising.
Real Life Portuguese · 6 min read · Updated October 15, 2026
The short answer
Orçamento can mean a quote, estimate, or budget, depending on context. State which service, project period, and deliverables the amount covers. If the estimate is preliminary, say orçamento inicial and explain what information could change it.
Explain what an estimate covers
Separate the price from any items that are not included. The client can then compare options without guessing what is part of the total.
Este orçamento cobre a configuração e o treinamento inicial.
This estimate covers setup and initial training.
O valor pode mudar depois que eu analisar os arquivos.
The amount may change after I review the files.
Offer options that match different needs
Use opção básica and opção completa to distinguish a smaller service from a broader one. Explain what changes between the two rather than simply calling one ‘better.’
If you can divide the work into stages, say which items would happen first and which can be added later. Do not promise a result that depends on information or approvals the client has not supplied.
A opção básica inclui uma página; a completa inclui cinco.
The basic option includes one page; the complete one includes five.
Podemos começar pela primeira etapa e decidir depois.
We can start with the first stage and decide later.
Answer a request to lower the price
If a client asks for a lower price, clarify which part of the work they want to adjust. Reducing scope is often clearer than agreeing to do the same work for an amount you cannot support.
Use Para chegar a esse valor, podemos… to introduce a tradeoff. Then write down which deliverables or rounds change.
Para chegar a esse valor, podemos retirar a etapa de pesquisa.
To reach that price, we can remove the research stage.
Prefere reduzir o escopo ou dividir o projeto em etapas?
Would you prefer to reduce the scope or divide the project into stages?
Put it into practice
Explain the estimate's assumptions and compare options by naming exactly what each one includes.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “The basic option includes one page; the complete one includes five”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
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