déficit
French
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēficit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.fi.sit/
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Noun
déficit m (plural déficits)
- (finance) deficit
- (commerce) shortage (in weight)
- deficiency
Derived terms
Further reading
- “déficit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēficit.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.si.t͡ʃi/, /ˈdɛ.fi.sit͡ʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.sit͡ʃ/, /ˈdɛ.fi.si.t͡ʃi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.sit/
Noun
déficit m (plural déficits)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēficit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdefiθit/ [ˈd̪e.fi.θit̪] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈdefisit/ [ˈd̪e.fi.sit̪] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -efiθit (Spain)
- Rhymes: -efisit (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: dé‧fi‧cit
Noun
déficit m (plural déficits)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “déficit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024