gastos
/ɡastos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "expenses" is translated into Spanish as gastos.
In business contexts, gastos de gestión refers to management fees or administrative expenses and gastos de viaje is the standard term for travel expenses. If you need to refer to an expenses report, use informe de gastos.
Which one should you use?
While gastos refers to expenses (money spent), the word costes is often used more specifically in business to refer to the cost of production or specific items.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The term costos is especially common in Latin American countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form is gasto.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡastos/
Did you know?
- In Spain, the phrase gastos hormiga (ant expenses) describes the small, daily spends like coffee or snacks that seem insignificant but drain a budget over time.
- The expression correr con los gastos is used when one person offers to pay for everything, literally meaning 'to run with the expenses'.
- The word gasto shares its root with the Spanish verb gastar, which means 'to wear out' or 'to use up'.
Examples in context
- Pagaremos todos tus gastos.We'll pay all your expenses.This sentence shows how to use gastos when talking about paying for someone's expenses.Tatoeba #12018513 by emma_zunz, translation #10976245 by CM
- Tom intentó reducir sus gastos.Tom tried to cut down on his expenses.This sentence demonstrates using gastos in the context of reducing spending.Tatoeba #1425434 by peibolvig, translation #1187730 by CK
- Él se hizo cargo de los gastos.He took charge of the expenses.This sentence illustrates taking charge of gastos.Tatoeba #1592359 by teskmon, translation #1520165 by LittleBoy
- La empresa está buscando reducir los gastos este trimestre.The company is looking to reduce expenses this quarter.
- Los costos operativos deben ser controlados para mantener la rentabilidad.Operational expenses must be controlled to maintain profitability.
- Necesitamos un registro de todos los desembolsos efectuados durante el proyecto.We need a record of all expenses made during the project.
- No puedo salir esta noche, tengo muchos gastos este mes.I can't go out tonight, I have a lot of expenses this month.
- Estoy ahorrando guita para cubrir mis gastos de viaje.I'm saving money to cover my travel expenses.
- No gastes toda la plata en cosas innecesarias.Don't spend all your money on unnecessary things.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are reviewing their monthly budget.
- DanielTenemos muchos gastos este mes.We have a lot of expenses this month.
- LucíaSí, la cuenta de luz subió mucho.Yes, the electricity bill went up a lot.
- Daniel¿Cómo podemos bajar los gastos?How can we lower the expenses?
- LucíaPodemos comer más en casa, Daniel.We can eat at home more, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
