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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

betala.

to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services

6 characters3 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɛˈtɑːla/
  1. to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services

    Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.
  2. to pay; to be profitable

    reflexive
  3. to pay; to be the subject of revenge

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish betala, bitala, bittala, from Middle Low German betalen, equivalent to be- + tala. Cognate with Danish betale, Norwegian Bokmål betale, Norwegian Nynorsk betala, betale, Dutch betalen, West Frisian betelje, German bezahlen, Low German betahlen and English betall. Displaced native gälda.

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