estado de cuenta
/estado de kwenta/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'bank statement' is translated into Spanish as estado de cuenta.
The term estado de cuenta refers to a statement of transactions and balances. It is used to describe both physical paper statements and digital versions provided by banks.
Meaning: statement of transactions and balances (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of estado (state/status) and cuenta (account).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun estado to estados, resulting in estados de cuenta (bank statements).
Did you know?
- The word cuenta comes from the verb contar, which can mean both 'to count' and 'to tell a story'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a cuenta is not just a bank account, but the word used to ask for the bill at a restaurant.
- The word estado shares a root with the English 'state' and originally referred to a unit of length based on the height of a grown man.
Examples in context
- Necesito mi estado de cuentaI need my bank statement
- ¿Podría enviarme un extracto bancario en formato digital?Could you send me a bank statement in digital format?
- ¿Por qué hay un cargo adicional en mi resumen de cuenta?Why is there an additional charge on my bank statement?
- Me gustaría recibir mi estado de cuenta mensualmente.I would like to receive my bank statement monthly.
- Los extractos bancarios se emiten trimestralmente.Bank statements are issued quarterly.
- Necesito revisar mi estado de cuenta.I need to check my bank statement.
- El estado de cuenta llegó por correo.The bank statement arrived by mail.
- ¿Puedes descargar el estado de cuenta?Can you download the bank statement?
Example conversation
María and Javier are checking their finances at home.
- María¿Viste el nuevo estado de cuenta?Did you see the new bank statement?
- JavierNo, todavía no lo he abierto.No, I haven't opened it yet.
- MaríaHay un cargo extraño en el estado de cuenta.There is a strange charge on the bank statement.
- JavierDéjame revisarlo ahora mismo.Let me check it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuenta, de, estado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
