Spanish word

domiciliación

Pronunciation

IPA/domiθiljaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine noundirect debit

Example

¿Tienes la domiciliación del agua ya activada?

Do you already have the water direct debit set up?

Illustration for domiciliación (direct debit)

More examples

He autorizado la domiciliación bancaria para pagar la luz.

I have authorized the bank direct debit to pay the electricity bill.

Core concept

Setup that links a bill to a bank account for automatic periodic charges.

Common phrases

  • domiciliación bancaria

    bank direct debit

  • domiciliación de recibos

    direct debit for bills

Similar words

pago: Money transferred to pay a charge, bill, or purchase.
cobro: Process of collecting payments that customers owe to a business or creditor.
cargo: Charge amount taken out of a bank account.
débito: Record on an account showing a debit for a payment.

Definition in Spanish

Autorización para que una entidad cobre automáticamente importes periódicos desde una cuenta bancaria.

Word origin

It comes from Spanish domicilio 'address' and the nominalizing suffix -ación, referring to the act or process that ties a utility or bill to an account for automatic payments.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often assume domiciliación means a regular transfer they send themselves, but it usually means the company is authorized to pull payments from the account.

Opposites

  • pago manualmanual paymentnoun
  • pago en efectivocash paymentnoun

Related words

  • domiciliarset up for direct debitverb
  • domiciliadoset up for direct debitadjective

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