How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Spanish vocabulary: economy and finance

Money, banking, prices, taxes, investment: economics and finance vocabulary in Spanish.

Here are 100 Spanish words on “Economy and finance”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
publicidad	advertising
activo	asset
balance	balance sheet
banco	bank
tipo de referencia	base rate
bono	bond
campaña	campaign
capital	capital
competencia	competition
contrato	contract
impuesto de sociedades	corporation tax
coste	cost
crisis	crisis
deuda	debt
demanda	demand
distribución	distribution
economía	economy
tipo fijo	fixed rate
fondo	fund
crecimiento	growth
índice	index
seguro	insurance
lanzamiento	launch
margen	margin
mercado	market
dinero	money
precio	price
producto	product
título valor	security
servicio	service
acción	share
bolsa	stock exchange
oferta	supply
público objetivo	target
impuesto	tax
colocar fondos	to invest funds
comercio	trade
facturación	turnover
valor	value
riqueza	wealth

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
contabilidad	accounting
adquisición	acquisition
auditoría	audit
austeridad	austerity
burbuja	bubble
exportación	export
finanzas	finance
globalización	globalisation
margen bruto	gross margin
importación	import
inflación	inflation
inversión	investmentInvested savings
factura	invoice
apalancamiento	leverage
pasivo	liability
fusión	merger
salario mínimo	minimum wage
monopolio	monopoly
negociación	negotiation
cartera	portfolio
inversión inmobiliaria	property investment
gasto público	public spending
accionista	shareholder
estímulo económico	stimulus
salida a bolsa	stock market flotation
pensión complementaria	supplementary pension
proveedor	supplier
paraíso fiscal	tax haven
declarar	to declare
financiar	to fund
quebrar	to go bankrupt
coste variable	variable cost
tipo variable	variable rate
retención en la fuente	withholding tax
rendimiento	yield

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
umbral de rentabilidad	break even point
corretaje	brokerage
previsión presupuestaria	budget forecast
tesorería	cash flow
acreedor	creditor
arancel	customs duty
amortización	depreciation
diversificación	diversification
dividendo	dividend
embargo	embargo
liquidez	liquidity
capitalización bursátil	market capitalisation
deslocalización	offshoring
ahorro de precaución	rainy day savings
relocalización	reshoring
subcontratación	subcontracting
resquicio fiscal	tax loophole
regularización fiscal	tax reassessment
fluctuar	to fluctuate
endeudarse	to get into debt
cotizar	to pay contributions
especular	to speculate
superávit comercial	trade surplus
liquidación	winding up
fondo de maniobra	working capital

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

base rate tipo de referencia tasa de referencia
cost coste costo
fixed rate tipo fijo tasa fija
variable cost coste variable costo variable
variable rate tipo variable tasa variable
break even point umbral de rentabilidad punto de equilibrio
working capital fondo de maniobra capital de trabajo

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Spanish vocabulary on iPhone.