dekada otsenta
Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish década ochenta. By surface analysis, dekada + otsenta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dekada otsenta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜇ ᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- eighties; 1980s
- 1992, The Diliman Review:
- Sa pagputok ng krisis sa utang noong dekada otsenta, ang mga nagkakautang na bansa ay kinumbinse na kumontrata ng mga panibagong utang, kalimitan mula sa International Monetary Bank ( IMF ), para mabayaran ang mga matandang utang.
- When the debt crisis erupted in the 1980s, the indebted countries are being convinced to contract newer debts, usually from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), so to pay off older debts.