beneficio
/beneˈfiθjo/
The English word profit is translated into Spanish as beneficio.
The word refers to total income or cash flow minus expenditures. In business contexts, it is common to use the phrase obtener beneficios to mean 'to make a profit'.
Meaning: total income or cash flow minus expenditures (noun)
Which one should you use?
While beneficio is the standard term for accounting profit, ganancia is often used to refer to a specific gain or a more colloquial sense of profit.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, plusvalía refers to profit in a real estate context representing the gain from selling property. In certain countries like Argentina and Uruguay, rédito is used to describe profit obtained from investments or assets.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form beneficios is frequently used in business contexts to refer to general profits or earnings.
How do you pronounce it?
/beneˈfiθjo/
Did you know?
- While beneficio describes the financial gain, the word ganancia comes from the verb ganar, which is also used to say 'to win' a sports game.
- In some contexts, beneficio is used to describe a 'benefit' for the poor, such as a charity event or a 'benefit concert' known as a concierto a beneficio.
- In Spanish, the concept of 'profit' is often tied to the word lucro, which is used specifically in legal terms like lucro cesante to describe lost profits.
Examples in context
- El margen de beneficios de esta compañía es muy grande.This company's profit margin is very big.This sentence is useful for talking about the profit margin of a company using beneficio.Tatoeba #1686513 by Shishir, translation #1671774 by Spamster
- Las inversiones en bolsa no siempre producen beneficio.Stock investments do not always yield profit.This sentence is useful for describing how investments may or may not yield a beneficio.Tatoeba #5863866 by albrusgher, translation #21198 by CK
- No es probable que nuestra compañía obtenga beneficios este año.It's unlikely that our company will make a profit this year.This sentence is useful for expressing the likelihood of a company making beneficios.Tatoeba #1316949 by Rafp, translation #954104 by CK
- La ganancia de la empresa aumentó significativamente este trimestre.The company's profit increased significantly this quarter.
- La empresa espera obtener beneficios sustanciales a largo plazo.The company expects to generate substantial profits in the long term.
- Esta transacción generó un lucro significativo para ambas partes.This transaction generated significant profit for both parties.
- La plusvalía obtenida por la venta del terreno fue considerable.The profit gained from the sale of the land was significant.
- La inversión generó un buen rédito a largo plazo.The investment yielded a good profit in the long term.
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Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are discussing the results of a new business project.
- Javier¿Cuál fue el beneficio neto del proyecto?What was the net profit of the project?
- LucíaEl beneficio fue mayor de lo que esperábamos.The profit was higher than we expected.
- JavierEs una excelente noticia para la empresa.That is excellent news for the company.
- LucíaSí, ahora podemos reinvertir ese dinero.Yes, now we can reinvest that money.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry beneficio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
