alienação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aliēnātiōnem. By surface analysis, alienar +‎ -ção. Piecewise doublet of alheação.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.e.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.lje.naˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧e‧na‧ção

Noun

alienação f (plural alienações)

  1. alienation
  2. (financial) divestiture, sale, disposition
    A alienação de ativos da empresa atingiu cerca 3 milhões de euros.The company’s asset divestitures totaled about 3 million euros.