dívida

Meaning

1. (feminine) debt (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another)
2. (feminine,figuratively) obligation

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒi.vi.dɐ/

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.

Sentences

O Banco pressionou por um pagamento da dívida .

The Bank pressed for a debt payment.

A dívida da Espanha com o país valenciano passa de histórica a acumulada .

Spain's debt to the Valencian country goes from historical to accumulated.