Today's
WOTD is: "factura" = invoice
1. In
Spanish, “factura”
is a feminine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
invoice,
as in:
- Todavía no he recibido la factura (I have still not received the invoice);
2. The
word “factura”
also means a detailed receipt
or
bill,
as in:
- Aquí está la factura del restaurante (here is the restaurant receipt/ bill);
3. In Argentina and Uruguay,
the word “factura”
also means pastries,
as in:
- Por la mañana, suelo tomar un café y una factura (in the morning, I usually have a coffee and some pastry);
4. The
related word/ verb “facturar”
means to invoice,
as in:
- Hemos facturado todos los pedidos (we have invoiced all purchase orders);
5. The related word
“facturación” means invoicing/ sales figures, as
in:
- La facturación de este mes es muy buena (this month's sales figures are very good).
6. The related word
“facturación”also means the checking in of
luggage, as in:
- La facturación de equipajes cierra 45 minutos antes de la salida del vuelo (luggage check- in closes 45 minutes before the flight departure)
7. Some
expressions with the word “factura”
are:
- Anulación de factura (invoice cancellation);
- Fecha de vencimiento de factura (invoice/ bill due date);
- Duplicado de factura (bill/ invoice duplicate/ copy);
- Pago contra factura (payment on receipt of the invoice);
- Pasar factura (to take its toll/ to catch up with);
- Los excesos de la juventud ahora me pasan factura (my youth's excesses are now taking their toll/ catching up with me);
- Valor de la factura (invoice amount);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "factura" in the YouTube clip:
Especial de facturas caseras Parte 2
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'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “factura”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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