prestação

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Portuguese

Etymology

From prestar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: pres‧ta‧ção

Noun

prestação f (plural prestações)

  1. installment (periodic repayment)
    Ele preciso de um emprego a fim de pagar a prestação da casa.
    He needs a job in order to make his mortgage payment.
  2. provision of (services or information)
    O governo falhou na prestação de serviços de saúde.
    The government failed in the provision of health care.