Librado (en. Delivered)

/liˈβɾaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
A person who has been freed from an obligation.
The drawee does not have to pay the debt that was owed.
El librado no tiene que pagar la deuda que le correspondía.
In commercial documents, it refers to a person who is credited with a check.
The drawee signed the check to cash it.
El librado firmó el cheque para cobrarlo.
adjective
It refers to something that has been freed or that is at liberty.
The freed prisoners celebrated their liberty.
Los prisioneros librados celebraron su libertad.

Etymology

From the verb 'librar', which comes from the Latin 'liberāre', meaning to free, to exempt.

Common Phrases and Expressions

freed from responsibilities
freed from obligations or burdens.
librado de responsabilidades
drawn check
a check that has been issued and signed by the drawer.
cheque librado

Related Words

to free
to act to free or exempt someone from a burden.
librar
free
to be without burden or restrictions.
libre

Slang Meanings

To be free from problems.
After the meeting, I feel free of worries.
Después de la reunión, me siento librado de preocupaciones.
To feel relaxed or carefree.
The weekend made me feel free of stress.
El fin de semana me hizo sentir librado de estrés.