superávit

See also: superavit and superàvit

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• superavit, superávite

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈa.vi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈa.vi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈa.vi.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾˈa.vi.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾˈa.vi.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾˈa.bi.tɨ/ [ˌsu.pɛɾˈa.βi.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: su‧pe‧rá‧vit

Noun

superávit m (plural superávits)

1. surplus (funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs)

   Synonym: excedente

   Antonyms: déficit, défice

Related terms

• superavitário

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superāvit (literally “it remained, it was left over”), third person singular perfect active indicative of superō (“to be superior, to abound, to be left over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /supeˈɾabit/ [su.peˈɾa.β̞it̪]
• Rhymes: -abit
• Syllabification: su‧pe‧rá‧vit

Noun

superávit m (plural superávits)

1. surplus

Alternative forms

• superavit

Further reading

• “superávit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014