deplesi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch depletie,[1] from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈplesi/
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: dep‧le‧si

Noun

deplesi (plural deplesi-deplesi)

  1. depletion:
    1. the act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished
      Synonyms: kehabisan, penipisan
    2. (accounting, mining) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time
      Synonym: susutan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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