Spanish Conversation · Level 107
60 words
Spanish word
tributo
Pronunciation
IPA/tɾiˈβuto/
Meaning
- masculine nountax
Example
Tenemos que pagar el tributo municipal antes de abril.
We have to pay the municipal tax before April.
More examples
El gobierno anunció el aplazamiento del tributo para pequeñas empresas.
The government announced the postponement of the tax for small businesses.
Core concept
A compulsory payment mandated by a public authority.
Common phrases
pago del tributo
tax payment
aplazar el tributo
postpone the tax
tipo de tributo
type of tax
Similar words
impuesto: Mandatory government tax imposed under law to raise revenue for public budgets and services.
contribución: Funds raised to support a specific public project, program, or communal need.
tasa: Charge paid for use of an administrative service, facility, or official procedure.
Definition in Spanish
Pago obligatorio establecido por una autoridad pública; en sentido figurado, ofrenda o contribución que honra a una persona o institución.
Word origin
From Latin tributum, from tribuere 'to allot', originally meaning an assigned payment and now used to refer to a tax.
Usage tips
- In everyday Spanish impuesto is more common for tax, while tributo appears in legal or ceremonial phrases such as 'tributo a' and English 'tribute' often denotes an honor rather than a fiscal charge.
Other meanings
- tributenoun
- offeringnoun
Opposites
- exoneraciónexemptionnoun
Related words
- tributacióntaxationnoun
- tributariotax-relatedadjective