Principal (loan amount) in Spanish
Principal (loan amount) in Spanish is capital (kah-pee-TAHL). It's masculine: el capital.
- Spanish
- el capital
- Say it
- el kah-pee-TAHL
- Gender
- Masculine: el capital
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Spanish loan and banking charge terms
The other words in step 3 of Banking Words.
- 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
Questions about capital
How do you say principal (loan amount) in Spanish?
Principal (loan amount) in Spanish is el capital.
How do you pronounce capital?
Say it kah-pee-TAHL. The syllable in capitals is stressed: TAHL. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is capital masculine or feminine in Spanish?
capital is masculine, so it takes el: el capital.
What does capital mean in English?
In English, el capital means principal (loan amount).
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