Learn account, transfer and loan vocabulary used at a bank and in banking apps.
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Spanish bank accounts and service vocabulary
El banco is a bank, while la sucursal is one of its branches. A teller is el cajero/la cajera; an ATM is el cajero automático.
This lesson covers banking services. Store prices, discounts and returns belong to shopping in Spanish.
el bancobank · el BAHN-koh
la sucursalbank branch · lah soo-koor-SAHL
el cajerobank teller · el kah-HEH-roh
el cajero automáticoATM · el kah-HEH-roh ow-toh-MAH-tee-koh
la cuenta bancariabank account · lah KWEHN-tah bahn-KAH-ryah
la cuenta corrientechecking account · lah KWEHN-tah koh-RRYEHN-teh
la cuenta de ahorrossavings account · lah KWEHN-tah deh ah-OH-rrohs
el titularaccount holder · el tee-too-LAHR
Spanish banking transaction words
El saldo is an account balance. El extracto bancario or el estado de cuenta is a statement listing account activity.
Una transferencia moves funds between accounts. Una retirada or un retiro takes money out; the preferred noun varies by region.
el saldoaccount balance · el SAHL-doh
el extracto bancariobank statement · el ehks-TRAHK-toh bahn-KAH-ryoh
el depósitodeposit (banking) · el deh-POH-see-toh
el retirowithdrawal (banking) · el rreh-TEE-roh
la transferencia bancariabank transfer · lah trahns-feh-REHN-syah bahn-KAH-ryah
el efectivocash · el eh-fehk-TEE-boh
la tarjeta de débitodebit card · lah tahr-HEH-tah deh DEH-bee-toh
la tarjeta de créditocredit card · lah tahr-HEH-tah deh KREH-dee-toh
el tipo de cambioexchange rate · el TEE-poh deh KAHM-byoh
Spanish loan and banking charge terms
El préstamo is a loan. El capital is the principal amount, while el interés is interest and la comisión is a fee in this context.
La cuota names an installment or recurring payment. Practice the amounts separately with numbers in Spanish.
el préstamoloan · el PREHS-tah-moh
la hipotecamortgage · lah ee-poh-TEH-kah
la deudadebt · lah DEW-dah
el interésinterest (finance) · el een-teh-REHS
la tasa de interésinterest rate · lah TAH-sah deh een-teh-REHS
la comisión bancariabank fee · lah koh-mee-SYOHN bahn-KAH-ryah
la cuotainstallment (loan payment) · lah KWOH-tah
el capitalprincipal (loan amount) · el kah-pee-TAHL
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Banking Words in Spanish: full list
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Quick answer:bank is el banco, bank branch is la sucursal, bank teller is el cajero, ATM is el cajero automático, bank account is la cuenta bancaria, checking account is la cuenta corriente, savings account is la cuenta de ahorros, and account holder is el titular.
