cifras de dinero
/θifɾas de dineɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "money numbers" is translated into Spanish as cifras de dinero.
This phrase refers to the numerical values used to represent an amount of money. In many financial contexts, Spanish speakers will simply use the word cifras to refer to money numbers once the context of finance or accounting is established. While cifras de dinero refers to the digits or figures themselves, montos de dinero is a common alternative used when referring to the actual sums or amounts of money.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cifras (figures/digits) and de dinero (of money).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, pesos are sometimes referred to as mangos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word dólares is masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
/θifɾas de dineɾo/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, people use the word plata (which means 'silver') as a common slang term for 'money'.
- The word cifras shares a root with the English word 'cipher', which originally meant a secret code or a zero.
- The word dinero evolved from the Latin dēnārius, which was a specific silver coin used in the Roman Empire.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are reviewing a budget together.
- LucíaMateo, ¿están correctas estas cifras de dinero?Mateo, are these money numbers correct?
- MateoSí, Lucía, yo las revisé ayer.Yes, Lucía, I checked them yesterday.
- LucíaMe parecen demasiado elevadas.They seem too high to me.
- MateoEs normal por los impuestos.It is normal because of the taxes.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, dinero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
