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86 words
Spanish word
departamento
Pronunciation
IPA/depaɾtaˈmento/
Meaning
- masculine noundepartment
Example
Trabajo en el departamento de ventas.
I work in the sales department.
More examples
Mi jefe de departamento aprobó mi solicitud.
My head of department approved my request.
Core concept
Business unit such as sales, finance, or human resources.
Common phrases
jefe de departamento
head of department
cambio de departamento
transfer to another department
estructura del departamento
structure of the department
Similar words
área: Specific area of work or expertise inside an organization focused on particular tasks.
división: Large company unit that groups several teams or functions around a shared purpose.
sección: Small internal subdivision that handles a narrow set of duties within the organization.
sector: Broad part of the economy or industry defined by its main activity, like finance.
Definition in Spanish
Sección de una empresa u institución responsable de tareas concretas; en algunos países también se usa para una división administrativa.
Word origin
From French département, originally meaning a partitioned area (départ 'division' + -ment) and used in Spanish to refer to both administrative regions and business units.
Usage tips
- In workplace phrases the pattern is like departamento de ventas or departamento de recursos humanos, while for housing many Latin American speakers use departamento to mean an apartment.
Other meanings
- apartmentnoun
Related words
- departamentariodepartmentaladjective
- departamentaldepartment-relatedadjective