What does inicial in Spanish mean?

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

The word inicial in Spanish means first, opening, initial, original, initial, seed money, start up capital, early education, down payment, downpayment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inicial

first, opening

adjetivo de una sola terminación (primero de una serie)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El número inicial es un bailable flamenco.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The first (or:opening) song is a flamenco number that is very danceable.

initial, original

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que da origen a algo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Una mentira fue la razón inicial de este conflicto.
A lie was the initial (or: original) reason for this conflict.

initial

nombre femenino (letra, sigla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bordó la inicial de su nombre en todos sus pañuelos.
He embroidered his first initial on all of his handkerchiefs.

seed money, start up capital

(inversión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesitamos un capital inicial para montar nuestro negocio.
We need some seed money to start up our business.

early education

(PE (preescolar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La educación inicial es fundamental para el desarrollo del niño.
Early education is fundamental to a child's development.

down payment, downpayment

(finanzas: primer pago)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con sus ahorros de diez años, Diana hizo el pago inicial de su nueva casa.

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