acréscimo

/aˈkɾɛsimu/

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 acréscimos

Meaning

  1. addition

    • Houve um acréscimo de custos.

      There was an added cost.

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

adição

acréscimo is more about an increase or increment, like a price increase or a bonus; adição is more mathematical or general, like a mathematical addition — both mean "addition."

Similar in other languages

German

Addition

Addition is the German word for the same thing — both mean "addition."

Practice

1 What does acréscimo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve um ___ de custos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches acréscimo?

noun

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