Spanish word

resguardo

Pronunciation

IPA/resˈɣwaɾðo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounreceipt

Example

Conserva el resguardo del envío.

Keep the receipt for the shipment.

Illustration for resguardo (receipt)

More examples

Para recoger el paquete, debes presentar el resguardo.

To collect the package, you must present the receipt.

Core concept

Claim-check style ticket bearing a reference number for retrieving an item.

Common phrases

  • conservar el resguardo

    keep the receipt

  • presentar el resguardo

    present the receipt

  • perder el resguardo

    lose the receipt

Similar words

recibo: Paper receipt recording payment for a purchase or service.
comprobante: Document proving completion of a transaction or administrative procedure.
vale: Voucher issued to be redeemed for goods or services.

Definition in Spanish

Comprobante escrito que queda como copia o recibo para acreditar una entrega, un depósito o una gestión.

Word origin

Derived from resguardar (re- + guardar), where guardar comes via Old French from Germanic *wardon 'to guard', producing a noun for a document kept to secure a claim.

Usage tips

  • Common at post offices, coat checks, and storage services, where the resguardo functions as the ticket to claim the object rather than as a formal fiscal receipt.

Other meanings

  • claim checknoun

Related words

  • resguardarsafeguardverb
  • resguardadosafeguardedadjective

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