Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Unidades / Cantidad
English translation:
Units / Amount
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Florencia Sisi
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Unidades / Cantidad
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Recibos de sueldo
Aparece en recibos de sueldo. Son números que varían (10.00, 11.00, 30, 68, etc.). Están conectados al monto de la liquidación de haberes mensuales de cada trabajador. Es una categoría dentro de la tabla de liquidación del recibo de sueldo (Argentina) que aparece entre "Conceptos" y "Remuneraciones".
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| 4 +2 | Units / Amount |
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| 3 | Units / Quantities |
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Units / Amount
Although the literal translation of “cantidad is “quantity”, in this case it really means “amount”. Spanish speakers often use it to mean “amount” or “sum”, which can lead to confusion.
I recommend only using “quantity” for goods or similar items, and “amount” when it refers to cash/wages… etc.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2023-01-27 08:41:40 GMT)
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PS: Likewise, Spanish speakers often use "cantidad" when the most appropriate translation would be "number", for example, "cantidad de bultos" which means "number of packages"...
Caveat emptor.
I recommend only using “quantity” for goods or similar items, and “amount” when it refers to cash/wages… etc.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2023-01-27 08:41:40 GMT)
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PS: Likewise, Spanish speakers often use "cantidad" when the most appropriate translation would be "number", for example, "cantidad de bultos" which means "number of packages"...
Caveat emptor.
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Units / Quantities
Appears on pay stubs. They are numbers that vary (10.00, 11.00, 30, 68, etc.). They are connected to the amount of each employee's monthly paycheck. It is a category within the pay slip settlement table (Argentina) that appears between "Items" and "Wages".
So maybe the literal translation might work;
So maybe the literal translation might work;
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