La cuenta bancaria
Example: Revisé la cuenta bancaria para verificar los movimientos recientes.
Definition
"La cuenta bancaria" refers to a financial record maintained by a bank that tracks deposits, withdrawals, and balances for an individual or organization. It is used to manage money, make payments, and monitor financial transactions over time.
Etymology
The phrase "la cuenta bancaria" combines "cuenta," meaning account or bill, which derives from the Latin 'computare,' meaning to calculate or reckon, and "bancaria," relating to a bank, originating from the Old Italian 'banca,' meaning bench or counter where moneylenders worked. Did you know? The word "bank" originally referred to the physical bench moneylenders sat on in marketplaces.
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"La cuenta bancaria" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Finance - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 150 commonly used words.
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