contabilizar

to account for, to tally

verb kon-tah-bee-lee-SAHR Rare

Also means

to register, to count

Usage Note

Contabilizar means to record something in accounts or to tally a total count (se contabilizaron 200 votos = 200 votes were tallied). It is more formal than contar and specifically implies official recording. Like other verbs in -zar, it changes z→c before e: preterite contabilicé.

Examples

"El sistema contabilizó todas las transacciones del día."

Natural Translation

The system tallied all the transactions of the day.

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