ascenso

ascēnsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ascēnsus

Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.

• Hyphenation: as‧cen‧so

ascenso m (plural ascensos)

1. ascent, rise

   Synonym: subida

Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /asˈθenso/ [asˈθẽn.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsenso/ [aˈsẽn.so]
• Rhymes: -enso
• Syllabification: as‧cen‧so

ascenso m (plural ascensos)

1. promotion (in particular, a work promotion)

   Antonym: degradación

2. ascent

   Antonym: descenso

3. rise

   Synonym: subida

• ascenso in the sense of "promotion" only refers to a job promotion. For "promotion" in the sense of advancement or encouragement of progress and growth, use English cognate promoción.

• “ascenso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28