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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
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