Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
dar baixa
English translation:
cleared/settled
Portuguese term
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Angolan, European/Portugal, Brazilian, Mozambican) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
dar baixa
The term here (in PT-BR) refers to the accounting entry when a customer pays their bill, and in the accounts the debt is marked as paid.
I have seen the translation "write off" given in reply to Kudoz questions, but I am not happy with this. "write-off" implies a loss and that is not the case when a customer pays his bill.
So what is the correct term in US English for marking a debt as paid in the accounts?
With thanks in advance!
| 4 +1 | cleared/settled |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 | pay off |
Paulinho Fonseca
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| 4 | discharge, acquittance |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 3 | release |
Donna Sandin
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Sep 14, 2013 10:34: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
release
Brazil
Translates IT, Apps Tutorials & Mining
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 3 more.
pay off
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
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