Spanish word

importe

Pronunciation

IPA/imˈpoɾte/

Meaning

  • masculine nounamount

Example

¿Cuál es el importe de la compra?

What is the amount of the purchase?

Illustration for importe (amount)

More examples

El importe neto aparece después de deducir los impuestos.

The net amount appears after deducting taxes.

Core concept

Total shown on an invoice or receipt.

Common phrases

  • importe bruto

    gross amount

  • importe neto

    net amount

  • importe en la factura

    amount on the invoice

Similar words

cuenta: Bill handed to customers in a restaurant or shop listing what to pay.
precio: Numeric value set as the sale price of a product or service.
monto: Total sum that results from adding several separate amounts.

Definition in Spanish

Cantidad de dinero que constituye el total a pagar en una factura, recibo o compra.

Word origin

From Spanish verb importar, ultimately from Latin importare 'to bring in', whose commercial sense 'to total' produced the noun importe.

Usage tips

  • A formal, written term mainly seen on bills and receipts; in everyday speech speakers usually ask '¿Cuánto es?' or '¿Cuánto cuesta?'

Other meanings

  • totalnoun
  • sumnoun

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