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pasivo

Definitions of pasivo
  1. noun
    an obligation to pay money to another party
    synonyms: deuda, deudas, obligación
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    types:
    cuenta a pagar
    a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
  2. noun
    account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement
    synonyms: debe
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    type of:
    contabilidad
    a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
  3. noun
    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
    synonyms: voz pasiva
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