falência

See also: falencia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fallentia, plural of fallēns, from fallō (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [faˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /faˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈlẽ.si.a/ [faˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /faˈlẽ.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈlẽ.sjɐ/

Hyphenation: fa‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

falência f (plural falências)

bankruptcy (inability to pay creditors)

Related terms

Further reading

“falência” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
falência on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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