Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

le- (down) +‎ épít (to build)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛeːpiːt]
  • Hyphenation: le‧épít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb edit

leépít

  1. (transitive, rare) to build something on a lower area
  2. (transitive, of an employer) to lay off (to dismiss (workers) from employment during job cuts)
  3. (transitive, of an employer) to downsize (to reduce in number and size)
  4. (transitive) to cut back on a usual activity, such as entertaining guests or travel to save money

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Further reading edit

  • leépít in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN