despesa

Catalan

Etymology

From despendre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəsˈpɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəsˈpə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [desˈpe.za]
• Rhymes: -ɛza

Noun

despesa f (plural despeses)

1. expenditure, expense

Participle

despesa f sg

1. feminine singular of despès

Further reading

• “despesa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese despesa, despensa, from Late Latin dispēnsa, from Latin dispēnsō. Doublet of despensa and dispensa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpe.zɐ/, /d͡ʒisˈpe.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpe.zɐ/, /d͡ʒisˈpe.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpe.zɐ/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpe.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpe.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpe.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ezɐ
• Hyphenation: des‧pe‧sa

Noun

despesa f (plural despesas)

1. expense
2. charge, cost

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:despesa.