endividar

Senses

1. 1.

   to get into debt, to go into debt

   to acquire debts or financial obligations

2. 2.

   to put into debt, to cause to owe

   to make someone incur debts (transitive use)

Examples

• "Ele se endividou comprando coisas que não precisava."

  He got into debt buying things he didn't need.

• "Muitas famílias se endividaram durante a pandemia."

  Many families went into debt during the pandemic.

• "Os altos juros do cartão de crédito endividaram milhões de brasileiros."

  High credit card interest rates put millions of Brazilians into debt.

Usage

Most commonly used as a reflexive verb (endividar-se) meaning "to get into debt." The transitive use (endividar alguém) means to cause someone to go into debt. Common collocations include "endividar-se com o banco" (to go into debt with the bank) and "endividar-se no cartão de crédito" (to go into debt on credit cards).