défice

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.se/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.sɨ/

Hyphenation: dé‧fi‧ce

Noun edit

défice m (plural défices)

deficit, shortage (Deficiency in amount or quality)
défice de atenção ― attention deficit
(economics) deficit (a situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds revenue)
Synonym: déficit

Antonyms: excedente, superávit

défice orçamental ― budget deficit

References edit

^ “défice” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “défice” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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