What does saldo in Spanish mean?

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

The word saldo in Spanish means remainder, balance, balance, steal, balance, bank balance, result, settle, sort out, straighten out, sell off, be over, produce a balance, balance inquiry, credit balance, credit, total cash, debit, available balance. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word saldo

remainder, balance

nombre masculino (pago pendiente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aún tengo que pagar el saldo del crédito.
I still have to pay off the remainder of the loan.

balance

nombre masculino (resultado de cuentas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El balance del año se cerró con un saldo positivo.
The year-end accounts resulted in a positive balance.

steal

nombre masculino (España (ganga, ocasión) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Por diez euros estos pantalones de lino son un saldo.
These linen pants are a steal at ten Euros.

balance, bank balance

nombre masculino (dinero en cuenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puede retirar dinero porque no tiene saldo en su cuenta.
She can't take any money out as her bank balance is at zero.

result

nombre masculino (resultado final)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El accidente dejó como saldo 23 muertos y 57 heridos.
The result of the accident was 23 dead and 57 injured.

settle

verbo transitivo (cancelar una deuda)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Después del último pago saldé mi deuda con el banco.
After the last payment, I settled my debt with the bank.

sort out, straighten out

verbo transitivo (terminar un asunto)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Hablaré con él e intentaré saldar el problema lo antes posible.
I will talk to him and try to sort (or: straighten) out the problem as soon as possible.

sell off

verbo transitivo (mercancía: liquidar) (money)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Estamos en liquidación y vamos a saldar toda la mercancía.
We are in liquidation and we're going to sell off all the merchandise.

be over

verbo pronominal (asunto: terminarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cuando la crisis se saldó, muchas personas habían perdido sus empleos. La toma de la alcaldía se saldó con dos terroristas muertos.
By the time the crisis was over, many people had lost their jobs.

produce a balance

locución verbal (dar un saldo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La transacción arrojó un saldo de 3.000 pesos.
The transaction produced a balance of 3000 pesos.

balance inquiry

(operación bancaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La consulta de saldo se puede hacer en línea o en los cajeros automáticos.

credit balance

(saldo positivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando cambiamos los billetes aéreos, quedamos con un saldo a favor en la aerolínea.
When we changed our plane tickets we were left with a credit balance for the airline.

credit

(monto a favor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El saldo acreedor de la sociedad llegará a los ocho dígitos este año.

total cash

locución nominal masculina (finanzas: cantidad de dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

debit

(finanzas: deuda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aunque el saldo deudor de la compañía se duplicó este semestre, el director no está preocupado.

available balance

(finanzas: dinero disponible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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