Cuenta

Cuenta is a Spanish noun and verb form with several related meanings centered on counting, accounting, and records. As a feminine noun, cuenta commonly refers to an account or ledger—a record of financial transactions kept by a person or organization. It also denotes a bill or check for goods or services and the amount due, as in pagar la cuenta. In everyday usage, it can also mean the total of a purchase or the act of counting, with phrases like llevar la cuenta (to keep track) and tener en cuenta (to take into account).

Cuenta is also widely used in financial and digital contexts to describe various kinds of accounts, such as cuenta bancaria (bank account), cuenta corriente (checking account), cuenta de ahorros (savings account), and cuenta de usuario (user account). In accounting language, related terms include cuentas por cobrar (accounts receivable), cuentas por pagar (accounts payable), and la cuenta de resultados (income statement).

As a verb form, cuenta is the third-person singular present indicative of contar, meaning he/she/usted counts or is counting. The term is ubiquitous across the Spanish-speaking world and appears in business, finance, technology, and everyday life.