Spanish Conversation · Level 72
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Spanish word
gerencia
Pronunciation
IPA/xeˈɾenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounmanagement
Example
La gerencia de la empresa cambió de estrategia.
The company's management changed strategy.
More examples
¿Has informado a la gerencia sobre ese problema?
Have you informed management about that problem?
Core concept
An office responsible for overseeing a company's economic and administrative decisions.
Common phrases
informe de la gerencia
management report
decisión de la gerencia
management decision
Similar words
dirección: Team that determines company policy and steers long-term strategy.
administración: Department handling budgets, records, and the practical systems that keep the organization running.
gestión: Day-to-day or project-level management focused on executing plans and solving operational issues.
jefatura: Senior post holding direct authority and accountability over a department or group.
Definition in Spanish
Responsabilidad de gestionar y tomar decisiones económicas y administrativas en una entidad.
Word origin
Formed by adding the abstract-noun suffix -ncia to gerente (from Latin gerere 'to carry or manage'), giving the sense of the act, office, or body of managing.
Usage tips
- Often appears in formal communications and internal reports to name the leadership or management body, not casual conversation.
Other meanings
- management teamnoun
- administrationnoun
Opposites
- trabajadorworkernoun
Related words
- gerentemanagernoun
- gerenciarmanageverb