Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 16, 2018 20:49
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Spanish term
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saldo
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
This comes from a Puerto Rican funeral bill:
Total Factura: $3,722
Abono: $3,722
Balance: SALDO
Can I just write, "Balance: BALANCE?"
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Total Factura: $3,722
Abono: $3,722
Balance: SALDO
Can I just write, "Balance: BALANCE?"
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | PAID |
lorenab23
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| 4 -1 | balance |
Francois Boye
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Change log
Jun 19, 2018 22:12: lorenab23 Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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PAID
or some version of PAID ;-)
Since
1) the invoice total was $3,722 and it was paid in full with the deposit (Abono $3,722) so there is no balance left and
2) they are using Saldo as a different word from balance (in Spanish) and
3) balance: balance in English doesn't make a lot of sense, specially since there isn't one
I therefore believe that the meaning of saldo here is the following:
5. m. p. us. Pago o finiquito de deuda u obligación.
Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados
Hope this helps
Since
1) the invoice total was $3,722 and it was paid in full with the deposit (Abono $3,722) so there is no balance left and
2) they are using Saldo as a different word from balance (in Spanish) and
3) balance: balance in English doesn't make a lot of sense, specially since there isn't one
I therefore believe that the meaning of saldo here is the following:
5. m. p. us. Pago o finiquito de deuda u obligación.
Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados
Hope this helps
Note from asker:
| Yes, this makes sense here. Thank you, Lorena. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennifer Levey
: Absolutely. 'saldo' (here) = 'finiquit(ad)o' ('cancelado', en buen chileno) = "paid" (= 'pagado').)
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Thank you Robin, saludos!
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Taña Dalglish
2 hrs
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Thank you, un abrazo!
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Andy Watkinson
: Naturellement !
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Thank you Andy, saludos!
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Giovanni Rengifo
: It makes sense. Maybe "paid in full" would be a good option here.
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Thank you Giobanni :-)
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thank you Yvonne, saludos!
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Alicia Orfalian
: Yes, also "saldado"
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Gracias Alicia, saludos!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, Lorena."
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Francois Boye
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Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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balance
Of course!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steven Huddleston
3 mins
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Thanks!
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Ryan Kelly
1 hr
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Thanks!
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Jennifer Levey
: What 'balance'?
3 hrs
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Abono = Payment. So the balance is the difference between the bill and the payment.
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Andy Watkinson
: Must agree with Robin. "I see no balance".
4 hrs
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Abono = Payment. So the balance is the difference between the bill and the payment.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: no balance!//Everyone knows what a balance is. You really think you needed to say that?! The fact is that there is none here! (Just look at the 2 figures!)
16 hrs
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Abono = Payment. So the balance is the difference between the bill and the payment.
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Discussion
Did you omit the value of 'saldo'?
It is not PAID. Why? Because there is a comparison between a bill and an amount paid. Hence the balance cannot be PAID.