desempeño

See also: desempeñó

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /desemˈpeɲo/ [d̪e.sẽmˈpe.ɲo]
Rhymes: -eɲo
Syllabification: de‧sem‧pe‧ño

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal from desempeñar.

Noun edit

desempeño m (plural desempeños)

performance
Synonym: rendimiento

un desempeño meritorio ― a worthy performance

Usage notes edit

There are two Spanish words for performance in the workforce: rendimiento and desempeño.

The word rendimiento has more to do with performance based on strict efficiency. It has to do with quantitative results, the yield produced or rendered.

That is in contrast to the aforementioned desempeño, which has more has to do with qualitative performance. It has more to do with the quality of something achieved rather than the strict numbers produced.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

desempeño

first-person singular present indicative of desempeñar