pago de facturas
/paɡo de faɡtuɾas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "bill payment" is translated into Spanish as pago de facturas.
This phrase refers to the act of paying money owed for goods or services received. You may also encounter pago de servicios to specifically refer to the payment of utility bills such as electricity, water or gas.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pago (payment) and de facturas (of bills/invoices).
Which one should you use?
While pago de facturas is common, you can use pago de recibos interchangeably when referring specifically to utility bills like water or electricity. In more formal settings, you might see the singular Pago de factura to mean "payment of the bill".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, people often use pago de la boleta to refer to a bill payment. In Mexico, the phrase pago de los servicios is commonly used to convey the idea of bill payment.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you wish to express the action of paying the bills as a verb phrase rather than a noun phrase, use pagar las facturas.
How do you pronounce it?
/paɡo de faɡtuɾas/
Did you know?
- The word factura is closely linked to the word facturar, which in modern travel contexts refers to 'checking in luggage' at an airport.
- In several Latin American countries, you can pay bills at a rapipago or pago fácil, which are specialized neighborhood payment kiosks.
- While pago means 'payment', it also describes a 'countryside' or 'rural district' due to its Latin root 'pagus'.
Examples in context
- Pago de factura de teléfonoPayment of the phone bill
- El pago de facturas es obligatorio cada mes.The bill payment is mandatory every month.
- El pago de facturas por internet es muy rápido.The bill payment via the internet is very fast.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are organizing their monthly expenses.
- MateoLucía, ¿ya hiciste el pago de facturas?Lucía, did you already do the bill payment?
- LucíaNo, Mateo, no he tenido tiempo.No, Mateo, I haven't had time.
- MateoPodemos hacer el pago de facturas en línea.We can do the bill payment online.
- LucíaTienes razón, hagámoslo ahora mismo.You are right, let's do it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
