cobrar un cheque
/kobɾaɾ un t͡ʃeke/from spelling rules
To cash check in Spanish is cobrar un cheque.
The phrase cobrar un cheque is the standard way to express the act of converting a check into liquid cash. In formal banking contexts, you may also encounter the expression Retirar fondos de un cheque, which means to withdraw funds from a check.
What does it mean word for word?
The verb cobrar literally means to collect, to charge or to cash. In this specific context, it refers to the act of collecting the money from the check.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some parts of Latin America, the variation cobrar un cheque al portador is used specifically to mean to cash a bearer check.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to use this phrase in different tenses, you can say cobré un cheque to mean 'I cashed a check' or cobraré un cheque to mean 'I will cash a check'.
How do you pronounce it?
/kobɾaɾ un tʃeke/
Did you know?
- The word cheque is a doublet of jaque, the Spanish word for 'checkmate'. Both terms share a common ancestor in the Persian word for 'king'.
- Beyond banking, cobrar is used in a completely different sense to describe the act of 'receiving' a punishment or a blow in a fight.
- In Spanish, the verb cobrar is used for both receiving money you are owed and for charging a customer for a service.
Examples in context
- Buenos días, ¿podría ayudarme a cobrar este cheque?Good morning, could you help me cash this check?
- ¡Hola! Quiero sacar dinero de este cheque, ¿puedes ayudarme?Hi! I want to take money from this check, can you help me?
- Tengo que cobrar un cheque en el banco.I have to cash a check at the bank.
- ¿Dónde puedo cobrar un cheque hoy?Where can I cash a check today?
- Ella fue a cobrar un cheque de su cliente.She went to cash a check from her client.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are talking about errands in the city.
- Mateo¿Vas a ir al centro comercial?Are you going to the shopping mall?
- LucíaNo, primero tengo que cobrar un cheque.No, first I have to cash a check.
- MateoEstá bien, yo te espero allí.Okay, I will wait for you there.
- LucíaGracias, Mateo, nos vemos en un momento.Thanks, Mateo, see you in a moment.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cheque, cobrar, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
