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March 14, 2022 by Nicole Canún Spanish Vocabulary 0 comments

Stock Market, Trade, and Economics Vocabulary in Spanish

Are you into economics and want the Spanish vocabulary to back it up? 

Here is a useful selection of Economics 101 terms—organized alphabetically, and put into word lists arranged by category! 

The world of finance and the economy are the powerful strings that move the world forward.

If you’re ready to inject new life into your Spanish fluency, study (or print!) this guide full of economy terms, stock market vocabulary, and trade terms in Spanish. 

Surprise everyone with your knowledge about economic vocabulary and start a conversation with a Spanish-speaker about the world’s economy and the impact of the latest trends on countries and regions.

¡Aprendamos el vocabulario económico!
Let’s learn about economic vocabulary!


Table of Contents:

  • Business Spanish Vocabulary
  • Economic Vocabulary Words
  • Stock Market in Spanish
  • Trade in Spanish
  • Accounting Words
  • Keep Learning Spanish While Protecting Your Finances!

Business Spanish Vocabulary

First, let’s get down to business with this list of economic vocabulary focused on administration. 

You probably know these words in English and some of them are similar in both languages. 

This section is perfect for you to start a lesson. 

EnglishSpanish
antitrust el antimonopolio
budget el presupuesto 
commodities, goods los bienes
companyla compañía
corporation la empresa
franchise la franquicia
for sale en venta 
liquidity la liquidez
net price el precio neto 
offering, offer la oferta
petit cash la caja chica
product el producto 
properties las propiedades
retail business el comercio minorista
revenue el ingreso
safe box la caja fuerte
supplier, vendor el proveedor
to allocate resources asignar los recursos
to lease arrendar
trade mark la marca registrada
economic vocabulary - la franquicia

See also: A Vocabulary Guide to Money and Finance in Spanish

Economic Vocabulary Words

This economic vocabulary list contains words related to banks, economy, taxes, and interests.

Economic Vocabulary Words chart - economic vocabulary
EnglishSpanish
automatic teller machine (ATM) el cajero automático
bank financing la obtención de créditos bancarios
banking industry la banca
chartered banks los bancos autorizados
credit rating la clasificación crediticia
currency exchange la casa de cambio
earnings, profits las ganancias
economy la economía
globalized economy la economía globalizada
home industry la industria nacional
inflation rate la inflación 
interest rates las tasas de interés
issuing bank el banco emisor
principal el capital
public spending el gasto público 
real estate las bienes raíces
speculators los especuladores
subsidy el subsidio
tax bracket los tramos de impuestos
taxpayer el contribuyente 

Just for you: The Ultimate Vocabulary Guide: At the Bank in Spanish

Stock Market in Spanish

The next table includes more sophisticated vocabulary since it is related to the stock market. 

EnglishSpanish
arbitrage el arbitraje
bonds los bonos
broker el corredor de bolsa, la corredora de bolsa
ceiling price el precio máximo
corporate stock el capital en acciones 
cut-price a precio rebajado
holding company las compañías de acciones
investment-grade el grado de inversión
stock value, paper value el valor de las acciones
share, stock la acción
spread el spread
stock market la bolsa de valores, la bolsa de comercio, el mercado bursátil 
stockholder, shareholder el accionista
stocks, holdings las acciones
takeover el acaparamiento
transaction, deal la transacción
treasuries los bonos del tesoro
to auction-off rematar
world supplyla oferta mundial
economic vocabulary - la transacción

Check-out: The Most Amazing Ultimate Vocab Guide to Money in Spanish

Trade in Spanish

If you want to know basic economic vocabulary you cannot skip the trade subject. This is about the revenues, imports, exports, and debts of the countries. 

Trade in Spanish chart - economic vocabulary
EnglishSpanish
average tariff rate el arancel promedio
customs broker el corredor de aduana
debt la deuda
domestic currency balances los saldos de moneda nacional
exchange rate el tipo de cambio
exports las exportaciones 
foreign debt la deuda externa
foreign exchangelas divisas
foreign exchange outflow la salida de divisas
free trade el libre comercio
tariff, import tariff el arancel aduanero
tariff act la ley de aranceles
to trade comerciar, vender
to export exportar
trade balance la balanza comercial
trade deficit el saldo negativo o déficit
trade surplus el saldo positivo o superávit
unfair competition la competencia desleal

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Accounting Words

The last section of economic vocabulary has to do with accounting and recording what a company has, owns, and owes. 

EnglishSpanish
accounts payable las cuentas por pagar
assets los activos
balance of payments la balanza de pagos
balance sheet el balance
capital flow el flujo de capitales
cash flow el corriente de efectivo
creditor el acreedor 
current liabilities el pasivo circulante
Equity and liabilities los pasivos
fiscal interest el interés fiscal
income tax el impuesto a la renta
loan el préstamo
pension funds los fondos de pensiones
promissory note el pagaré
receivables las cuentas por cobrar
tax administration la administración tributaria
tax deductible desgravable
tax heaven el paraíso tributario
tax refund la devolución de impuestos
tax revenue el ingreso tributario
economic vocabulary -El préstamo

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