What does gastos in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word gastos in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gastos in Spanish.

The word gastos in Spanish means outlay, maintenance, upkeep, depreciation cost, maintenance cost, upkeep, expense, cost, unforeseen expense, public spending, volume flow rate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gastos

outlay

nombre masculino (desembolso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo que regalarle algo a mi suegra, pero no quiero hacer un gasto fuerte.
I want to buy my mother-in-law a gift, but with a minimum outlay.

maintenance, upkeep

nombre masculino (México (manutención de la casa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mis hijos aportan una parte de su sueldo para el gasto.
My children give me a part of their earnings towards home maintenance.

depreciation cost

(economía: diferido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No sé si es buena idea que reflejes los gastos de apertura de tu negocio como gastos amortizables.
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to include business startup expenses as depreciation costs.

maintenance cost, upkeep

locución nominal masculina (necesario para subsistir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Luis tiene que abonarle a su exmujer la mitad de los gastos de manutención de sus dos hijos.
Luis has to pay his ex-wife half of all the maintenance costs (or: upkeep) for the children.

expense, cost

locución nominal masculina (de impuestos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los gastos deducibles de una empresa son los esenciales para su actividad.
Tax deductible expenses (or: costs) for a company are those that are directly related to the activity.

unforeseen expense

(no presupuestado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public spending

locución nominal masculina (gasto del estado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gasto público aumentó durante el último mes.
Public spending has increased over the last month.

volume flow rate

locución nominal masculina (física de fluidos) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ecuación de Francis es una fórmula que se puede usar para calcular el gasto volumétrico.
The Francis formula can be used to calculate the volume flow rate.

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