saldo pendiente
/saldo pendjente/from spelling rules
The English phrase pending balance is translated into Spanish as saldo pendiente.
The phrase saldo pendiente is commonly used in banking, accounting and billing contexts to refer to an unpaid amount or an amount yet to be settled.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of saldo (balance/remainder) and pendiente (pending/awaiting/hanging).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must be pluralized: saldos pendientes.
Did you know?
- The word pendiente in saldo pendiente shares its root with the Spanish word for an earring, which is also pendiente.
- While pendiente means 'pending' in a financial context, it also means 'steep' when describing a hill or a slope.
- While saldo refers to a balance in banking, in a shopping context it refers to 'clearance' or 'sale' items. A saldo is often a product sold at a deep discount to clear inventory.
Examples in context
- Le informamos que tiene un saldo pendiente de $200 en su cuenta.We inform you that you have a pending balance of $200 in your account.
- Todavía tienes un saldo pendiente de $200 en tu cuenta.You still have a pending balance of $200 in your account.
- Tu saldo pendiente es de veinte euros.Your pending balance is twenty euros.
- Necesito saber el saldo pendiente de mi cuenta.I need to know the pending balance of my account.
- El saldo pendiente debe pagarse hoy.The pending balance must be paid today.
Example conversation
Lucía calls Mateo to ask about a bill.
- LucíaHola Mateo, ¿cuál es el saldo pendiente?Hello Mateo, what is the pending balance?
- MateoEl saldo pendiente es de cincuenta euros.The pending balance is fifty euros.
- LucíaGracias, lo pagaré ahora mismo.Thanks, I will pay it right now.
- MateoPerfecto, Lucía, muchas gracias.Perfect, Lucia, thank you very much.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
