Spanish word

contraprestación

Pronunciation

IPA/kontɾapɾestaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncompensation

Example

No recibí ninguna contraprestación por eso.

I didn't receive any compensation for that.

Illustration for contraprestación (compensation)

More examples

Ella ayudó a la asociación sin pedir contraprestación.

She helped the association without asking for compensation.

Core concept

Hands exchanging money or goods.

Common phrases

  • sin contraprestación

    without compensation

Similar words

pago: Pays money for a purchase, bill, or everyday service.
remuneración: Pays money specifically as a reward for work or professional services.
compensación: Pays money intended to make good a loss, damage, or injury.
contrapartida: Provides the matching payment or benefit that one party gives to another under an agreement.

Definition in Spanish

Cantidad o bien entregado como recompensa o pago a cambio de un servicio, obligación o prestación.

Word origin

From contra 'against, in return' plus prestación, from Latin praestātiōnem (praestāre 'to provide'), originally naming the counter-performance or payment given in exchange.

Usage tips

  • A formal contractual term that usually appears in legal texts to mean the agreed payment or counter-performance, while speakers use pago or a cambio de in everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • considerationnoun
  • paymentnoun
  • rewardnoun

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