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/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.vi.dɐ/ [ˈdi.vi.ðɐ]

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

Noun

dívida f (plural dívidas)

1. 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

2. (figuratively) obligation

   Synonyms: obrigação, dever

Related terms

• debitado
• debitar
• devedor
• dever