custear

custear

Portuguese

Etymology

From custo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kus.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [kus.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kusˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [kusˈt͡ʃja(h)], /kus.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kus.teˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kus.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [kus.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /kusˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/, /kus.teˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kuʃ.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [kuʃ.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /kuʃˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [kuʃˈt͡ʃja(χ)], /kuʃ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kuʃ.teˈa(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /kus.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [kus.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /kusˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/, /kus.teˈa(ɻ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kus.teˈa(ʁ)/ [kus.teˈa(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuʃˈtjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuʃˈtja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cus‧te‧ar

Verb

custear (first-person singular present custeio, first-person singular preterite custeei, past participle custeado)

  1. to defray
  2. to finance, subsidize

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:custear.

Further reading