renta prorrateada
/renta pɾorateada/from spelling rules
In Spanish, prorated rent is expressed as renta prorrateada.
The phrase refers to the portion of rent paid for a period of time that is shorter than a full month.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of renta (rent) and prorrateada (prorated or apportioned).
Which one should you use?
While renta prorrateada is a standard way to express this, you may also see alquiler prorrateado, where alquiler is used instead of renta to refer to the rent paid for a property.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin America, the term alquiler proporcional is used to refer to prorated rent.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because renta is a feminine noun, the adjective must also be feminine, ending in 'a' (prorrateada). To express the plural 'prorated rents', both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s, resulting in rentas prorrateadas.
How do you pronounce it?
/renta pɾorateada/
Did you know?
- While 'rent' in English usually refers to the payment itself, in many Spanish-speaking countries renta can also refer to a person's total taxable income.
- If you are in Spain, you are much more likely to use the word alquiler for your housing than the word renta, which is more common in Latin America.
- The word renta shares a common ancestor with the English word 'rent', as both stem from the Medieval Latin word 'rendita' which means 'a thing yielded'.
Examples in context
- Según el contrato de arrendamiento, el inquilino debe pagar la renta prorrateada por los días restantes del mes.According to the lease agreement, the tenant must pay the prorated rent for the remaining days of the month.
- Debes pagar la renta prorrateada por los diez días de ocupación.You must pay the prorated rent for the ten days of occupancy.
- La renta prorrateada será de doscientos euros.The prorated rent will be two hundred euros.
- Debemos calcular la renta prorrateada de este mes.We must calculate the prorated rent for this month.
- El contrato especifica el monto de la renta prorrateada.The contract specifies the amount of the prorated rent.
Example conversation
A tenant and a landlord discussing a move-in date.
- MaríaJavier, ¿cuánto será mi renta prorrateada por diez días?Javier, how much will my prorated rent be for ten days?
- JavierMaría, la renta prorrateada será de cincuenta euros.María, the prorated rent will be fifty euros.
- María¿Puedo pagarla mediante transferencia bancaria?Can I pay it via bank transfer?
- JavierSí, puedes hacerlo sin ningún problema.Yes, you can do that without any problem.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries renta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
