Spanish word

contabilidad

Pronunciation

IPA/kontaβiliˈðað/

Meaning

  • feminine nounaccounting

Example

Trabajo en la contabilidad de una empresa.

I work in the accounting department of a company.

Illustration for contabilidad (accounting)

More examples

Contratamos un servicio de contabilidad para la pequeña empresa.

We contracted an accounting service for the small business.

Core concept

Organized financial records showing money coming in and going out.

Common phrases

  • servicio de contabilidad

    accounting service

  • hacer la contabilidad

    do the bookkeeping

  • contabilidad fiscal

    tax accounting

Similar words

contaduría: Department or office that handles a company's accounting and bookkeeping tasks.
finanzas: Management and allocation of funds, budgets, and financial resources.
contador: Person who records and organizes financial transactions and accounts.

Definition in Spanish

Actividad de registrar y organizar las entradas y salidas de dinero y valores de una empresa u organización para conocer su situación económica.

Word origin

Built from contar 'to count' plus the abstract suffix -idad, historically meaning the act or system of keeping numerical records as applied to financial bookkeeping.

Usage tips

  • As a mass noun, contabilidad commonly appears with the article la when referring to the field or department, while the person who does the work is el contador or el contable.

Other meanings

  • accountsnoun
  • bookkeepingnoun

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