acciones
/aɡˈθjones/
The English word 'shares' is translated into Spanish as acciones.
The term refers to units of ownership in a company that can be bought and sold.
Which one should you use?
While acciones refers specifically to individual units of stock, the term participación is often used to refer to a person's overall stake or interest in a company.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, particularly in Mexico, títulos is a word commonly used to refer to 'shares'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of acciones is acción.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡˈθjones/
Did you know?
- When discussing the stock market, Spanish speakers often use the phrase bolsa de valores for 'stock exchange', where bolsa literally means 'purse' or 'bag'.
- Because acción means both 'share' and 'action', Spanish headlines often use puns playing on these two meanings during corporate scandals or aggressive takeovers.
- The word acción is used in Spanish legal contexts to describe a 'cause of action' or the right to bring a lawsuit, entirely separate from financial 'shares'.
Examples in context
- Las acciones de Volkswagen cayeron más de un 20%.Volkswagen shares fell by more than 20%.This sentence is useful for showing how to express that Volkswagen shares fell by a certain percentage using acciones.Tatoeba #4553899 by swyter, translation #4543645 by Hybrid
- El escándalo "del Recluta" es un escándalo de corrupción concerniente a funcionarios públicos y políticos que aceptaron como sobornos acciones no reveladas de la compañía RecruitCoscom. Las acciones habían ido aumentando constantemente.The Recruit scandal is a corruption scandal concerning public officials and politicians who accepted as bribes undisclosed shares from the RecruitCoscom company. The shares had been rising steadily.This sentence is useful for describing how undisclosed acciones were involved in a corruption scandal and how they had been increasing.Tatoeba #6068406 by albrusgher, translation #390643 by Scott
- La empresa está emitiendo nuevas acciones en el mercado.The company is issuing new shares in the market.
- El socio tiene derecho a vender sus participaciones en la empresa.The partner has the right to sell their shares in the company.
- El socio puede adquirir cuotas adicionales.The member can acquire additional shares.
- Él compró muchas acciones de esa empresa tecnológica.He bought many shares of that technology company.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are discussing their personal investments at a cafe.
- Daniel¿Has invertido en acciones últimamente, Sofía?Have you invested in shares lately, Sofía?
- SofíaSí, compré algunas acciones de la industria energética.Yes, I bought some shares in the energy industry.
- DanielEs una buena idea para tu futuro.It is a good idea for your future.
- SofíaEspero que el valor de mis acciones suba.I hope the value of my shares goes up.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry acciones, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
