🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

pagamento de pensão

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paɡaˈmentu dʒi pẽˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Support Payment/səˈpɔːrt ˈpeɪmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O tribunal ordenou um pagamento de pensão mensal."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A financial payment made to assist someone, often in the context of child support or welfare.

    "The court ordered a monthly support payment to ensure the child's needs are met."
  2. 2

    Any payment made to provide financial assistance or aid.

    "The organization provides support payments to families in need during emergencies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'support' originates from the Latin 'supportare', meaning to carry or bear. 'Payment' comes from the Old French 'paiment', derived from the Latin 'pāgāmentum', meaning a settlement or recompense. The combination reflects a financial transaction aimed at providing assistance.

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