Polyglot Dictionary

superávit

/supeˈɾavitʃi/

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

Forms

plural
superávits

Meaning

  1. surplus

    • Houve superávit.

      There was a surplus.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

excedente

excedente is more general, a surplus of goods or production; superávit is more specifically financial or economic, a budget surplus.

Similar in other languages

German

Überschuss

Überschuss is the German word for the same thing — both mean "surplus."

Spanish

excedente

excedente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "surplus."

Spanish

sobra

sobra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "surplus."

Practice

1 What does superávit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches superávit?

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