Spanish Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Spanish word
abonar
Pronunciation
IPA/aβoˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verbpay
Example
¿Puedes abonar la cuenta ahora?
Can you pay the bill now?
More examples
Voy a abonar la factura por transferencia.
I will pay the invoice by bank transfer.
Core concept
Recording a payment against an invoice in an account.
Common phrases
abonar la cuenta
pay the bill
abonar una factura
pay the invoice
abonar en efectivo
pay in cash
Similar words
pagar: Makes a payment in cash, by card, or electronically to cover a cost or fee.
ingresar: Adds funds into a bank account, updating the account balance.
depositar: Deposits cash or a check at the bank to be credited to an account.
saldar: Clears a debt by paying the outstanding balance in full.
Definition in Spanish
Ingresar dinero en una cuenta o aplicar un pago para saldar un gasto pendiente.
Word origin
From medieval Latin abbonare (ad- + bonus), a bookkeeping term meaning to mark as good that came to mean entering payments or credits in accounts.
Usage tips
- Abonar often emphasizes the accounting action (abonar en cuenta), so bank entries and receipts use abonar while people describing handing over money usually use pagar.
Other meanings
- depositverb
- fertilizeverb
Opposites
- cobrarcollectverb
Related words
- abonadosubscribernoun
- abonamientorecurring paymentnoun