liquidación
/likidaˈθjon/
The English phrase payoff is translated into Spanish as liquidación.
liquidación is used to refer to the final payment of a debt or the settlement of a financial account. It is a term commonly used in business and legal contexts to describe the closing of a debt or the settlement of an account.
How does it change in a sentence?
liquidación is a feminine noun, which means it must be preceded by feminine articles such as la or una. If you wish to express the action of paying off or settling something, you can use the verb form liquidar.
How do you pronounce it?
/likidaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- While liquidar means to settle a debt, it can also be used idiomatically to mean 'to eliminate' or 'to get rid of' something, such as a problem or even a person.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word liquidación is used more commonly to refer to an end-of-season 'clearance sale' in retail shops than to the settling of a formal debt.
- In a legal context, liquidación de bienes refers to the division of assets during a divorce, rather than a simple payment of money.
Examples in context
- El pago de la deuda se realizará la próxima semana.The payoff of the debt will take place next week.
- La liquidación del préstamo se efectuó sin problemas.The payoff of the loan was completed without any issues.
- Después de trabajar arduamente, por fin llegó la liquidación de la deuda.After working hard, the payoff of the debt finally arrived.
- La liquidación de la deuda es hoy.The payoff of the debt is today.
- Necesito el documento de la liquidación final.I need the final settlement document.
- Mañana se hará la liquidación de la cuenta.The account payoff will be done tomorrow.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are discussing a bank transaction at home.
- Alejandro¿Ya recibiste la notificación de la liquidación?Did you receive the payoff notification yet?
- ElenaSí, Alejandro, la liquidación fue exitosa.Yes, Alejandro, the payoff was successful.
- AlejandroQué bueno que terminamos con ese préstamo.It's good that we finished with that loan.
- ElenaAhora tenemos mucha más tranquilidad.Now we have much more peace of mind.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry liquidación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
