💵 Japanese Money & Finance Vocabulary Dinheiro e finanças

10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Money & Finance scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

pagamento /pagaˈmẽtu/ A1
payment · hard g; nasal [ẽ]
O pagamento pode ser dividido em três vezes.The payment can be split into three installments.
dívida /ˈdʒividɐ/ A1
debt · di→[dʒ]; proparoxytone
Ele finalmente quitou a dívida do carro.He finally paid off the car debt.
empréstimo /ẽˈpɾɛstʃimu/ A1
loan · nasal [ẽ]; OPEN [ɛ]; ti→[tʃi]; proparoxytone
Pegaram um empréstimo para abrir o próprio negócio.They took out a loan to open their own business.
poupança /powˈpɐ̃sɐ/ A1
savings; savings account · ou=[o]; nasal [ɐ̃]; ç=[s]
Todo mês, ela guarda um pouco na poupança.Every month, she puts a little in savings.
imposto /ĩˈpostu/ A1
tax · nasal [ĩ]; closed [o]
O imposto do carro vence no fim do mês.The car tax is due at the end of the month.
juros /ˈʒuɾus/ A1
interest (on money) · j=[ʒ]; usually plural
Os juros do cartão são altíssimos no Brasil.Credit-card interest is sky-high in Brazil.
lucro /ˈlukɾu/ A1
profit
A padaria teve um bom lucro neste mês.The bakery made a good profit this month.
prejuízo /pɾeʒuˈizu/ A1
loss, damage · j=[ʒ]; u-í hiatus; intervoc. s=[z]
A geada causou um grande prejuízo na lavoura.The frost caused a big loss to the crops.
orçamento /oʁsaˈmẽtu/ A1
budget; estimate, quote · ç=[s]; nasal [ẽ]
Pedi um orçamento antes de começar a obra.I asked for an estimate before starting the work.
fatura /faˈtuɾɐ/ A1
invoice, bill (esp. credit card)
A fatura do cartão veio mais alta que o esperado.The credit-card bill came in higher than expected.

FAQ

How many Brazilian Portuguese money & finance words are in this list?

10 words, including A1: 10. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

Are these words CEFR-graded?

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