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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
a cuenta de loc prep (a cambio de) (financial)against prep
  (instead of)in lieu of expr
  in exchange for expr
 La empresa me dio esta computadora a cuenta de los salarios atrasados.
 The company gave me this computer against back pay.
a cuenta de,
por cuenta de loc prep		 (a costo de) (costs)be borne by v expr
  at the expense of expr
 Todos los gastos del viaje correrán a cuenta de la compañía.
 All travel expenses shall be borne by the carrier.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
¿A cuenta de qué? expr AmL (¿por qué razón?)What for? expr
  What's the reason for that? expr
a la cuenta de tres,
a la de tres loc adv		 (para coordinar acción)on the count of three expr
  (informal)on three expr
 A la cuenta de tres, todos gritamos «¡sorpresa!».
 On the count of three we all shouted "Surprise!"
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'a cuenta de' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
English:
at the expense of


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