saldo contable
/saldo kontable/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ledger balance" is translated into Spanish as saldo contable.
saldo contable refers to the total amount of money recorded in an account before pending transactions are deducted.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of saldo (balance) and contable (accounting/ledger-related).
Which one should you use?
In a banking context, saldo contable (ledger balance) is often contrasted with saldo disponible (available balance), which accounts for pending transactions.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is saldos contables, where both the noun and the adjective are pluralized.
Did you know?
- The term contable shares a root with the verb contar, which means both 'to count' and 'to tell a story'.
- The Spanish word contar comes from the Latin 'computāre', which is the ancestor of the English word 'compute'.
- The adjective contable can be used outside of finance to describe anything that is 'countable' in a mathematical or philosophical sense.
Examples in context
- En el informe financiero, es imprescindible presentar el saldo contable.In the financial report, it is essential to present the ledger balance.
- El contador actualizó el saldo en el libro mayor después de cerrar el ejercicio fiscal.The accountant updated the balance in the general ledger after closing the fiscal year.
- El saldo contable es de cien euros.The ledger balance is one hundred euros.
- Necesito verificar mi saldo contable actual.I need to check my current ledger balance.
- Tu saldo contable no coincide con el reporte.Your ledger balance does not match the report.
Example conversation
At a bank, Elena asks Daniel for information about her account.
- Elena¿Puede decirme cuál es mi saldo contable?Can you tell me what my ledger balance is?
- DanielSí, Elena, su saldo contable es de mil euros.Yes, Elena, your ledger balance is one thousand euros.
- ElenaGracias, Daniel, eso es lo que esperaba.Thank you, Daniel, that is what I expected.
- DanielDe nada, tiene un buen saldo hoy.You're welcome, you have a good balance today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries contable, saldo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
