merma

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See also: mermá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɾma/
  • Rhymes: -eɾma
  • Syllabification: mer‧ma

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mermar.

Noun

merma f (plural mermas)

  1. decline
    Synonym: declive
    una merma económica
    an economic decline
    • 1884-1885, Benito Pérez Galdós, Lo prohibido:
      El año 83 hallome, pues, con una merma considerable en mi fortuna y con cierta tendencia a trocar la condición de rentista por la de propietario.
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    • 2021, Ricardo García Manrique, Se vende cuerpo:
      De acuerdo con ella, toda interferencia en la esfera de acción de un sujeto supone una merma de libertad.
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  2. (economics) shrinkage

Etymology 2

Verb

merma

  1. inflection of mermar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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