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To pay

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verb, transitive / reflexive (first conjugation)

Definition

To pay in full a debt, an invoice, or an amount of money owed; to settle a financial obligation. In a legal sense, it means to declare through a definitive judicial ruling that a defendant is innocent of the charges. In the reflexive form (a se achita de), it signifies the correct and complete fulfillment of a duty, promise, or task.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • To pay
  • To acquit

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type First conjugation verb. Infinitive: a achita, past participle: achitat, gerund: achitând, present third-person: achită.
Formation Neologistic borrowing adapted from French (acquitter), rooted in medieval Latin 'acquietare' (to quiet / to release from debt).
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.ki.ˈta]
Source Grammar and Dictionary of Romanian Verbal Paradigms

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Clientul a mers la casierie pentru a achita contravaloarea produselor cumpărate.

EN: The customer went to the cashier to pay the value of the purchased products.

RO: Instanța de judecată a decis să îl achite pe fostul director, din lipsă de probe solide.

EN: The court of law decided to acquit the former director due to a lack of solid evidence.

RO: Secretara s-a putut achita de toate sarcinile primite înainte de terminarea programului.

EN: The secretary was able to discharge all the tasks received before the end of the shift.

Idioms & Phrases

A se achita de o datorie / To discharge a debt / to clear a financial obligation

RO: Acțiunea formală de a returna integral banii împrumutați, eliminând orice obligație legală față de creditor.

EN: The formal action of returning in full the borrowed money, eliminating any legal obligation toward the creditor.

A achita în totalitate / To pay in full / to settle completely

RO: Efectuarea unei plăți unice care acoperă întregul sold restant al unei tranzacții sau al unui credit.

EN: Making a single payment that covers the entire remaining balance of a transaction or a credit.

A achita din lipsă de probe / To acquit for lack of evidence

RO: Formulă juridică standard prin care un judecător dispune eliberarea inculpatului deoarece acuzațiile nu au fost demonstrate penal.

EN: Standard legal formula whereby a judge orders the release of the defendant because the charges were not criminally proven.

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