Bajas

Bajas is the plural form of baja in Spanish and can refer to several related concepts depending on context. It is commonly used to denote a period of absence, a reduction or drop, or the act of deregistering or deactivating something.

In labor and health contexts, a baja often means a leave of absence from work. A baja médica, or medical leave, is granted when an employee is ill or injured and cannot perform duties. The term can also appear in phrases like estar de baja or go on a baja, with rules and pay varying by country and jurisdiction. In some contexts, baja laboral denotes the specific administrative status tied to illness or incapacity.

In administrative and service contexts, to dar de baja is to unregister, cancel, or deactivate a person or item from a list, account, or registry. Examples include removing a user from a system, canceling a subscription, or deactivating a vehicle’s registration. The plural bajas would refer to multiple such removals or deactivations.

In sports journalism, las bajas refer to players who are unavailable for a game due to injury, illness, or other reasons. The term is widely used to summarize team whereabouts and lineup prospects ahead of matches.

Geographically, baja can describe low-lying or flat areas in some Spanish-speaking regions, contrasted with higher elevations. The plural bajas can appear in regional or historical discourse to denote such landscapes or to name specific locales, though usage varies by locale.

Etymology-wise, baja derives from the verb bajar, meaning to lower or to drop, and over time has acquired meanings related to reduction, absence, or deregistration.