mais-valia
Portuguese, noun/ˌmajz.vaˈli.ɐ/
mais-valia is spelled M-A-I-S-V-A-L-I-A (9 letters). Mais-valia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “surplus value (yield, profit or return on production capital invested)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “valor excedente expropriado do trabalhador pelo patrão”.
What does mais-valia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesurplus value (yield, profit or return on production capital invested)
- 2
femininecapital gain (an increase in the value of a capital asset)
- 3
femininean advantage, a benefit, a trump card
Aprenderes bem o que te ensinam da escola pode ser uma mais-valia para o futuro.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. valor excedente expropriado do trabalhador pelo patrão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mais-valia
- mais-valias plural
- mais-va.li.a canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mais-valia?
- Brazil /ˌmajz.vaˈli.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˌmaɪ̯z.vaˈli.ɐ]
- /ˌmajʒ.vaˈli.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.