défice

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin deficit.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.si/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.sɨ/

• 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