dívida

See also: divida

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese divida, devida, deveda, from Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum, from dēbitus (“owed”), from dēbeō (“to owe”), from dē + habeō (“to have”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”). Doublet of débito.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.vi.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.vi.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.vi.dɐ/ [ˈdi.vi.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.bi.dɐ/ [ˈdi.βi.ðɐ]

Noun

dívida f (plural dívidas)

debt (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another)
Synonym: débito

Antonym: crédito
(figuratively) obligation
Synonyms: obrigação, dever

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