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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: su‧pe‧rá‧vit
Noun
superávit m (plural superávits)
- surplus (funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs)
- Synonym: excedente
- Antonyms: déficit, défice
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/
- Rhymes: -abit
- Syllabification: su‧pe‧rá‧vit
Noun
superávit m (plural superávits)
- surplus
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