Spanish Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Spanish word
contabilizar
Pronunciation
IPA/kontaβiliˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbrecord
Example
Todavía no podemos contabilizar esos gastos.
We still cannot record those expenses.
More examples
No se puede contabilizar eso como un éxito sin pruebas.
You can't record that as a success without evidence.
Core concept
Posting an expense or income into the accounting ledger.
Common phrases
contabilizar como
record as
contabilizar horas
record hours
contabilizar personas
record people
Similar words
registrar: Enters information or an amount into official records or documents.
anotar: Jots down short information or an amount in a notebook or memo.
incluir: Includes an item or amount in a total, list, or summary.
computar: Includes a number in a calculation so it contributes to the computed total.
Definition in Spanish
Hacer que un gasto o un ingreso figure en la contabilidad registrándolo en los libros o sistemas contables.
Word origin
From Spanish contable + suffix -izar, with contable tracing back to Latin computabilis 'able to be calculated', so the verb means to enter an amount into the accounts.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech contabilizar sounds formal and often gives way to registrar, anotar, or apuntar, so it is most natural in reports and accounting contexts.
Other meanings
- postverb
- logverb
- tallyverb
Related words
- contabilidadaccountingnoun
- contableaccountantnoun