défice

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin deficit.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: dé‧fi‧ce

Noun

défice m (plural défices)

  1. deficit, shortage (Deficiency in amount or quality)
    défice de atenção ― attention deficit
  2. (economics) deficit (a situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds revenue)
    Synonym: déficit
    Antonyms: excedente, superávit
    défice orçamental ― budget deficit

References

  1. ^ “défice”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “défice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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