la
feminine
/ˈdewða/
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Translation
debt
Word origin
From Latin debita, the plural of debitum ('something owed'), from debere ('to owe'). The same root gives English 'debt' and 'debit'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- debita
- English cognates
- debt, debit
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldeudas
Examples
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I have to pay a debt to the bank.
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The country's debt is very large.
¿ saldar ?
When are you going to settle your debt?
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I do not like having debts.
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He paid off all his debts before the end of the year.
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