débito

See also: debito and debitó

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēbitum (“what is owed, a debt”), neuter past participle of debere (“to owe”). Compare the inherited dívida.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/ [ˈdɛ.βi.tu]

Noun

débito m (plural débitos)

1. debit
2. debt, indebtedness

Derived terms

• debitar

Related terms

• dívida

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēbitum (“what is owed, a debt”), neuter perfect passive participle of debere (“to owe”); see English debt. Compare the inherited deuda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdebito/ [ˈd̪e.β̞i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ebito
• Syllabification: dé‧bi‧to

Noun

débito m (plural débitos)

1. (finance) debit

   Antonym: crédito

Derived terms

• debitar
• tarjeta de débito

 

Related terms

• deber
• deuda
• deudor

 

See also

• préstamo

Further reading

• “débito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28