abonar

to accredit a sum of money to the account of someone, contributing funds or reducing the balance; to give credit or describe positively; to make something better; to pay an amount of money; to make an annotation in the salary on an account

“Abonaremos la diferencia.” — We'll pay the difference.

Borrowed from French abonner (“to vouch for, subscribe someone”).

to fertilize (to provide nutrients to crops using fertilizers)

“Abonan los campos cada primavera.” — They put fertilizer on the fields every spring.

Etymology tree Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonusder. Spanish *bono Spanish abono Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish abonar From abono (“fertilizer”) + -ar.