Spanish Conversation · Level 17
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Spanish word
plazo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈplaθo/
Meaning
- masculine noundeadline
Example
El plazo para entregar el informe es el viernes.
The deadline to submit the report is Friday.
More examples
La empresa otorgó un plazo adicional para el pago.
The company granted an additional deadline for payment.
Core concept
A calendar span marked from start date to due date.
Common phrases
plazo de entrega
submission deadline
plazo de pago
payment deadline
plazo máximo
maximum period
Similar words
fecha límite: Last calendar day by which a task or submission must be completed.
fecha tope: Final date after which no extension is permitted.
vencimiento: Date when a payment, bill, or contract obligation becomes due.
Definition in Spanish
Tiempo o lapso concedido para cumplir una obligación o realizar una tarea, indicado como duración o fecha límite.
Word origin
From Latin placitum 'agreement', it comes into medieval Spanish as the period agreed for completing an obligation and later acquires the sense 'deadline' or 'term'.
Usage tips
- Plazo commonly refers to the whole allowed period rather than just the final day, and the expression fecha límite emphasizes the cutoff while prórroga names an extension.
Other meanings
- periodnoun
Opposites
- inmediatezimmediacynoun
- indefiniciónindefinitenessnoun
Related words
- aplazarpostponeverb
- aplazamientopostponementnoun