recibos de nómina
/reθibos de nomina/from spelling rules
In Spanish, pay stubs is recibos de nómina.
This phrase refers to documents given to an employee that show the amount of money earned and the taxes deducted from their paycheck.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of recibos (receipts/slips) and nómina (payroll).
Which one should you use?
While recibos de nómina is a standard way to describe these documents, the term nómina can also refer to the payroll itself or the list of employees.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you will see Recibos de Nómina or the interchangeable term Recibos de Sueldo. In Spain, the term Nóminas is commonly used for pay slips or payroll statements. Many Latin American countries also use Comprobantes de pago to mean pay stubs or proof of payment.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single pay stub, use the singular form recibo de nómina.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word nómina is a distant relative of the English word 'noun'. Both come from the Latin word nōmen, which means 'name'.
- In many Spanish-speaking workplaces, the recibo de nómina is not just for taxes but serves as a primary legal proof of employment and seniority for labor disputes.
- The word nómina originally referred to a list of names, which is why it now describes the list of employees being paid.
Examples in context
- Necesito presentar mis recibos de pago para la solicitud de préstamo.I need to submit my pay stubs for the loan application.
- Necesito mis recibos de nómina para el banco.I need my pay stubs for the bank.
- ¿Dónde puedo descargar los recibos de nómina?Where can I download the pay stubs?
- Guarda todos tus recibos de nómina en una carpeta.Keep all your pay stubs in a folder.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking in an office about administrative tasks.
- SofíaJavier, ¿ya revisaste los recibos de nómina de este mes?Javier, have you checked this month's pay stubs yet?
- JavierSí, Sofía, todo parece estar en orden.Yes, Sofía, everything seems to be in order.
- SofíaQué bueno, porque hay que archivarlos hoy.That's good, because we have to file them today.
- JavierDe acuerdo, yo me encargo de eso.Alright, I'll take care of that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, nómina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
