despesa

Catalan

Etymology

From despendre.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

despesa f (plural despeses)

1. expenditure, expense

Verb

despesa f sg

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese despesa, despensa, from Late Latin dispensa, from Latin dispensō. Doublet of despensa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.ˈpe.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: des‧pe‧sa

Noun

despesa f (plural s)

1. expense
2. charge, cost

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:despesa.