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How to Say "transactions" in Spanish

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movimientos

/moh-vee-mee-EHN-tohs//moβiˈmjentos/

nounB2financial
Use 'movimientos' when referring to the specific record or list of financial activities that have occurred over a period, such as bank account activity.
Two stylized hands meeting, one hand pushing a neat stack of green bills towards the other, symbolizing a financial transaction.

Examples

El banco me envió un resumen de los movimientos del mes.

The bank sent me a summary of the month's transactions.

Debemos registrar todos los movimientos de capital.

We must record all capital movements (transactions).

Banking Jargon

When talking about money, 'movimientos' is the formal way to refer to deposits, withdrawals, and other changes in your account, similar to 'activity' or 'transactions' in English.

operaciones

oh-peh-rah-SYOH-ness/opeɾaˈsiones/

nounB1financial
Choose 'operaciones' when talking about financial dealings, business activities, or the execution of a plan or procedure, which can include transactions but also the broader process.
A cartoon forklift moving blue boxes along a red conveyor belt inside a brightly colored warehouse, symbolizing business operations and logistics.

Examples

El centro de operaciones monitorea todas las operaciones bancarias.

The operations center monitors all the bank transactions.

El centro de operaciones monitorea todos los envíos.

The operations center monitors all the shipments.

Las operaciones bancarias se hacen ahora por internet.

Banking operations (transactions) are now done online.

Feminine Plural Noun

Remember that 'operaciones' is always feminine, so any articles or adjectives used with it must also be feminine plural (e.g., 'las operaciones', 'muchas operaciones').

Confusing Gender

Mistake: “Los operaciones”

Correction: Las operaciones. Even though it ends in '-es', the base word 'operación' is feminine.

Movimientos vs. Operaciones

Learners often confuse 'movimientos' and 'operaciones' because both can relate to financial activity. Remember that 'movimientos' is primarily about the *record* of activity, like a bank statement, while 'operaciones' can refer to the *act* of doing business or a broader set of actions.

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