pérdidas y ganancias
/peɾdidas i ɡananθjas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "profit and loss" is translated into Spanish as pérdidas y ganancias.
This phrase refers to the financial record of a company's income and expenses over a specific period. In many professional accounting contexts, you may also see the synonym estado de resultados, which corresponds to "income statement". If you wish to describe the act of yielding profits or being profitable, you can use the phrase dar beneficios.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase pérdidas y ganancias literally translates to "losses and gains".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the specific term beneficio is commonly used to convey the concept of profit, while pérdida is the standard term for a loss.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer specifically to the accounting document or the actual profit and loss account, use the phrase cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias.
How do you pronounce it?
/peɾdidas i ɡananθjas/
Did you know?
- While a business can have pérdidas y ganancias, if a company is experiencing a period of consistent negative results, it might be described as en números rojos, literally 'in red numbers'.
- The word ganar inside ganancias does not just mean 'to win' or 'to gain', but is the standard verb used for 'to earn' a salary.
- In Spanish, the word pérdida is used not only for financial losses but also to describe the death of a loved one or the act of misplacing an object.
Examples in context
- Necesitamos revisar el estado de pérdidas y ganancias.We need to review the profit and loss statement.
- El informe de pérdidas y ganancias llegó tarde.The profit and loss report arrived late.
- Analizamos las pérdidas y ganancias del trimestre.We analyzed the profit and loss of the quarter.
Example conversation
In an office, an accountant and a manager discuss a financial report.
- Elena¿Ya preparaste el documento de pérdidas y ganancias, Mateo?Have you prepared the profit and loss document yet, Mateo?
- MateoSí, Elena, ya lo tengo en mi escritorio.Yes, Elena, I already have it on my desk.
- ElenaPerfecto, revisemos las pérdidas y ganancias de este mes.Perfect, let's review this month's profit and loss.
- MateoDe acuerdo, veamos los números detalladamente.Agreed, let's look at the numbers in detail.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
