Dictionary · Portuguese

faturar

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to invoice, to bill

    to issue an invoice for goods or services

  2. 2.

    to earn, to make (money)

    to generate revenue or profit from business

  3. 3.

    to score, to get, to win

    informal: to obtain something desirable (a deal, success, romantic conquest)

Examples

  • "A empresa faturou mais de R$ 10 milhões este ano."

    The company earned more than R$ 10 million this year.

  • "Preciso faturar essa venda até sexta-feira."

    I need to invoice this sale by Friday.

  • "Ele faturou uma vaga na final do campeonato."

    He scored a spot in the championship finals.

Usage

Common in business contexts for billing and revenue. The informal sense (to score/win something) is widely used in casual speech, especially for romantic conquests or competitions. Often appears with amounts: "faturar alto" (to make big money).

Conjugation

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Presente

indicative
eufaturo
ele/ela/vocêfatura
nósfaturamos
eles/elas/vocêsfaturam

Pretérito Perfeito

indicative
eufaturei
ele/ela/vocêfaturou
nósfaturamos
eles/elas/vocêsfaturaram

Pretérito Imperfeito

indicative
eufaturava
ele/ela/vocêfaturava
nósfaturávamos
eles/elas/vocêsfaturavam

Pretérito Mais-que-perfeito

indicative
eufaturara
ele/ela/vocêfaturara
nósfaturáramos
eles/elas/vocêsfaturaram