abastecimento

/abastesiˈmẽtu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os abastecimentos

Meaning

  1. supply

    • O abastecimento de água falhou.

      The water supply failed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

fornecimento

fornecimento is more formal or technical, like a utility supply or procurement; abastecimento is more general, like a supply chain or refueling.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

suministro

suministro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "supply."

Practice

1 What does abastecimento mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ de água falhou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abastecimento?

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