ingresos
/inˈɡɾesos/
The English phrase revenue is translated into Spanish as ingresos.
Ingresos refers to the total income or money coming in from a specific source. It is used in both business contexts to describe corporate revenue and in personal contexts to describe individual income.
Meaning: total income from a given source (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The singular form ingreso literally means entry or entrance, derived from the verb ingresar (to enter).
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish ingresos from ganancias. While ingresos refers to total revenue (the total amount of money received), ganancias refers to profit (the money remaining after all expenses have been deducted). You can also use the phrase ingreso total to explicitly specify total revenue.
How does it change in a sentence?
In business and economic contexts, the plural form ingresos is the standard way to refer to revenue or income.
How do you pronounce it?
/inˈɡɾesos/
Did you know?
- The word ingreso is a cognate of the English 'ingress', though in modern English 'ingress' refers to a physical entrance and has lost its financial meaning.
- Spanish distinguishes between ingresos brutos (gross revenue) and ingresos netos (net revenue), similar to English, but the word neto also describes a clean fish filet.
- While ingresos is the general term for revenue, Spanish uses the word recaudación specifically for revenue collected through taxes or ticket sales.
Examples in context
- ¿Cómo puede Argelia aumentar sus ingresos?How can Algeria increase its revenue?This sentence shows how to use ingresos when discussing increasing revenue.Tatoeba #13218118 by frpzzd, translation #10132258 by Amastan
- Después del retiro se le duplicaron los ingresos.His revenue doubled after retirement.This sentence demonstrates the use of ingresos regarding an increase in income after retirement.Tatoeba #13218116 by frpzzd, translation #508355 by FeuDRenais
- Argelia depende mucho de los ingresos de petróleo.Algeria relies a lot on oil revenue.This sentence illustrates the use of ingresos in the context of oil revenue.Tatoeba #13218119 by frpzzd, translation #10079973 by Amastan
- La empresa reportó ingresos récord el último trimestre.The company reported record revenue last quarter.
- El informe financiero muestra un aumento significativo en el ingreso total.The financial report shows a significant increase in total revenue.
- El restaurante tuvo buenas ganancias este mes.The restaurant had good revenue this month.
- Nuestras ventas se han mantenido estables durante el año.Our revenue has remained steady throughout the year.
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Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing their small business finances.
- LucíaNuestros ingresos subieron mucho este mes.Our revenue went up a lot this month.
- AlejandroEso es genial, Lucía. ¿Cuál fue el motivo?That is great, Lucía. What was the reason?
- LucíaTuvimos más ventas que el mes pasado.We had more sales than last month.
- AlejandroEspero que los ingresos sigan creciendo.I hope the revenue keeps growing.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ingresos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
