2. 500
Spanish
Business
Verbs
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3. acusar recibo acknowledge
A receipt.
adelantar 1. advance 2. bring
forward, put forward.
adeudar 1. owe 2. charge, debit,
abandonar abandon, waive.
make a debit entry.
abaratar lower a price, cheapen.
adicionar add.
abastecer supply.
adiestrar train.
abonar 1. i.v. subscribe 2. t.v. make a
adjudicar 1. award 2. allot, assign,
credit entry, credit 3. t.v. pay.
adjudicate.
abrir open.
adjuntar attach, enclose.
abrir crédito open credit.
administrar manage, administrate,
abrir libros open books. administer, direct, run.
abrir una cuenta open an account. adquirir acquire.
absorber absorb, take over. afectar 1. allocate, assign 2. affect,
encumber.
acaparar hoard, monopolize (AmE),
monopolise (BrE), corner. afianzar secure, guarantee.
aceptar accept. afiliar 1. t.v. affiliate 2. t.v. name as a
member or affiliate 3. i.v. become a
aconsejar advise. member or affiliate.
acopiar hoard, stockpile. aflorar register in books items that
were previously concealed,
acrecentar increase. launder.
acreditar 1. credit, make a credit aforar appraise, value, assess.
entry 2. authorize (AmE), authorise (BrE),
grant credentials. agotar 1. deplete, use up, finish off
2. sell out.
activar carry forward as an asset.
agremiar 1. t.v. unionise (BrE), unionize
actualizar 1. update, bring up to (AmE), join a union or syndicate
date 2. revalue, revaluate, restate, 2. p.v. start a union or syndicate.
write up 3. modernize (AmE),
modernise (BrE), update 4. readjust ahorrar save, economize (AmE),
values according to the rate of economise (BrE).
inflation.
ajustar 1. adjust 2. settle.
acumular 1. accrue 2. accumulate.
almacenar store, stock.
acuñar mint.
alquilar 1. hire, rent 2. let, lease, rent,
acusar 1. accuse 2. acknowledge. rent out.
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4. alzar rise, increase. apropiar appropriate.
amalgamar merge, amalgamate. aprovisionar supply, provision, stock.
amortizar 1. depreciate 2. pay, pay apuntar note down, write down,
in instalments, amortize (AmE), enter.
amortise (BrE) 3. write off 4. redeem 5.
recover an investment. archivar file, archive.
ampliar enlarge, extend. arquear control, count, audit.
ampliar el capital increase capital. arrastrar carry over.
ampliar el plazo extend the term. arrendar 1. hire, rent 2. let, lease,
rent, rent out.
analizar analyse.
arriesgar risk.
anexar attach, annex, incorporate,
add. asalariar include in the payroll.
anotar note down, take note, write ascender 1. i.v. be promoted
down, enter. 2. t.v. promote.
antedatar date back, backdate, asegurar insure, underwrite.
antedate.
asentar post, register, enter,
anticipar advance. journalize (AmE), journalise (BrE),
record, make an entry, enter into
anticipar pagos advance books.
payments.
asesorar counsel, advise.
anticuar age.
asignar 1. appropriate, allocate,
anualizar annualise (BrE), annualize
allot, apportion 2. assign 3. appoint.
(AmE).
asistir 1. attend 2. assist, help.
anular cancel, void, annul, nullify.
asociar 1. t.v. associate, make
anunciar 1. announce 2. advertise.
someone a member 2. p.v. join,
apelar appeal. become a member.
aplazar defer, postpone, adjourn. atracar berth.
aplicar 1. apply 2. appropriate, atrasar 1. i.v. fall behind, be late in
allocate. paying 2. t.v. delay, postpone.
aportar contribute. auditar audit
apoyar support, back up. aumentar 1. t.v. increase, raise
2. i.v. rise.
apreciar 1. appreciate, increase in
price or value 2. appraise. auspiciar sponsor.
aprobar 1. approve 2. pass. autenticar authenticate, attest.
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5. autentificar authenticate, attest. calcular calculate, compute.
automatizar automate. calificar 1. rate 2. mark.
autorizar authorize (AmE), cambiar change, exchange.
authorise (BrE).
canalizar channel.
avalar endorse, guarantee, warrant.
cancelar 1. cancel, settle, honour
avalorar appraise, assess, value. (BrE), honor (AmE), pay off 2. write off.
avaluar appraise, assess, value. canibalizar cannibalize (AmE),
cannibalise (BrE).
avisar advise, notify.
canjear 1. barter, exchange
ayudar help, aid.
2. redeem, convert.
capacitar train.
B capitalizar capitalize (AmE),
capitalise (BrE), fund, convert into
capital.
bajar 1. t.v. decrease, lower 2. i.v. go captar clientes obtain clients, gain
down, decrease, diminish. clients.
balancear 1. balance 2. offset. captar fondos raise funds.
bancarizar convert a cash-based cargar 1. charge, debit 2. load.
payment and collection system into
a bank-based system. catalogar catalogue (BrE),
catalog (AmE).
beneficiar benefit.
caucionar pledge, bond, place a
blanquear launder assets, reveal bond.
concealed assets.
centralizar centralize (AmE),
bloquear 1. block, freeze
centralise (BrE).
2. blockade.
certificar certify, attest.
boicotear boycott.
cesar 1. i.v. stop 2. t.v. suspend from
bonificar 1. pay a subsidy 2. give a
job, dismiss.
discount 3. pay a bonus.
chatear chat.
borrar erase, delete.
cifrar encrypt, encode.
citar 1. make an appointment
C 2. summon.
clasificar classify, rank.
caducar lapse, mature, expire. clausurar close.
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16. salvar 1. save, salvage 2. sobretasar value in excess,
authenticate changes in a overvalue, rate in excess.
document.
sobrevalorar value in excess,
sanear free from an excessive debt overvalue, overvalorate, write up.
burden, clean up.
sobrevaluar overvalue, grant an
secuestrar 1. seize, sequester excessive value.
2. kidnap.
solicitar 1. apply, apply for 2. request.
secundar second.
solventar 1. finance, pay for, fund 2.
segmentar segment. pay, settle.
seleccionar select. subalquilar sublet, sublease.
sellar stamp, seal. subarrendar sublease, sublet.
señar make a down payment. subastar auction.
sindicalizar 1. t.v. unionize (AmE), subcontratar subcontract.
unionise (BrE), organise into a trade
union 2. p.v. unionize (AmE), unionise subordinar subordinate.
(BrE), form a trade union
3. t.v. syndicalize (AmE), syndicalise subrogar subrogate.
(BrE).
subscribir 1. t.v. subscribe
sindicar 1. p.v. syndicate, pool, 2. t.v. underwrite 3. p.v. subscribe
organise into a syndicate to a publication.
2. p.v. unionize (AmE), unionise (BrE),
subscribir acciones subscribe shares
form a trade union 3. t.v. unionize
(BrE), subscribe stocks (AmE),
(AmE), unionise (BrE), organise into a
underwrite shares (BrE), underwrite
trade union
stocks (AmE).
sinterizar sinter.
subvalorar undervalue,
sistematizar systematize (AmE), underestimate.
systematise (BrE), automate.
subvaluar undervalue.
sobornar bribe, pay off.
subvencionar subsidize (AmE),
sobrecapitalizar overcapitalize (AmE), subsidise (BrE).
overcapitalise (BrE).
sumar 1. add, sum up 2. amount to,
sobrecargar 1. overcharge, add up to.
surcharge, charge in excess 2.
overload, load in excess. suministrar supply, purvey.
sobredepreciar overdepreciate. supervisar supervise.
sobregirar overdraw. suscribir 1. t.v. subscribe
2. t.v. underwrite 3. p.v. subscribe to a
sobreproducir overproduce. publication.
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17. suscribir acciones subscribe shares transferir título transfer title, pass title.
(BrE), subscribe stock (AmE), underwrite
shares (BrE), underwrite stock (AmE). transportar 1. transport, haul, carry
2. carry forward, carry over
suspender 1. suspend, interrupt
2. remove from office temporarily. trasladar 1. transfer, translate, move
2. carry forward, carry over.
suspender pagos stop payment.
traspasar 1. transfer, pass over to,
sustituir substitute. turn over to 2. carry forward, carry
over.
tratar 1. deal in, trade in 2. deal with.
T tributar pay taxes.
tabular tabulate, table.
taquigrafiar stenograph, shorthand, U
write in shorthand.
tasar assess, appraise, valuate.
uniformalizar standardize (AmE),
telefonear telephone. standardise (BrE).
tender tend. unir join.
terminar terminate. urbanizar develop.
testar make a will or testament. usufructuar use, utilize (AmE),
utilise (BrE).
timbrar stamp, put a seal or stamp.
titularizar securitize.
tomar take.
V
tomar prestado borrow.
totalizar totalize (AmE), totalise (BrE),
valer cost, be valued at, be worth,
add up, sum up.
have a price of.
trabajar 1. work 2. operate.
validar validate.
traducir translate.
valorar 1. value, appraise, assess
traficar deal, trade, traffic. 2. appreciate, increase in value.
tramitar carry out procedures in valorizar 1. appreciate, increase in
order to obtain official value 2. value, appraise.
authorisations, permits, documents,
etc. valuar value, appraise, assess.
transferir transfer, pass, convey. variar vary, fluctuate.
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18. vencer 1. expire, lapse 2. fall due, vincular 1. link 2. bind.
mature.
vender sell.
vetar veto.
WXYZ
vigilar watch. zonificar zone, divide into zones.
Abbreviations
BrE British English
AmE American English
t.v. transitive verb
i.v. intransitive verb
p.v. pronominal verb
Abreviaturas
BrE ingles británico.
AmE inglés americano.
t.v. verbo transitivo.
i.v. verbo intransitivo.
p.v. verbo pronominal.
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