El patrimoni net
Example: El patrimoni net de l'empresa ha crescut aquest any.
Definition
"El patrimoni net" refers to the total value of a company's assets minus its liabilities, representing the owner's equity or net worth. It indicates the financial health of a business and shows how much the owners truly own after debts are paid.
Etymology
The term "el patrimoni net" comes from Catalan, where "patrimoni" means heritage or estate, derived from Latin 'patrimonium,' meaning inheritance from a father. "Net" translates to clear or clean, indicating the value after deductions, so together the phrase literally means 'clear heritage' or 'net estate.' Did you know that "patrimoni" originally referred to family property passed down through generations?
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"El patrimoni net" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Entrepreneurship - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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