What does hacienda in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word hacienda in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hacienda in Spanish.

The word hacienda in Spanish means farm, fortune, tax office, tax collector, cattle ranch, Internal Revenue Service, tax inspector, Minister for Finance. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hacienda

farm

nombre femenino (finca agrícola o ganadera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La hacienda lechera de mi familia cuenta con ordeño mecánico.
My family's dairy farm has automatic milking.

fortune

nombre femenino (posesiones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hijo mayor despilfarró la hacienda familiar en fiestas y vicios.
The oldest son squandered the family's fortune on parties and vices.

tax office, tax collector

nombre femenino (Organismo recaudatorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hacienda concedió una prórroga para el pago de impuestos.

cattle ranch

locución verbal (propiedad agropecuaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cambio climático está afectando la hacienda ganadera.

Internal Revenue Service

nombre femenino (econ: erario público) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estoy leyendo un informe sobre el estado de la hacienda pública.
I am reading a report on the state of HMRC.

tax inspector

locución nominal con flexión de género (der: funcionario recaudador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan trabaja como inspector de hacienda.

Minister for Finance

(ministro de economía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nuevo ministro de hacienda es hermano del presidente.
The new Finance Minister is the president's brother.

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