Also means
to deposit
Usage Note
Ingresar is a regular -ar verb with two main meanings: to be admitted to an institution (ingresar en el hospital, to be admitted to hospital; ingresar en la universidad, to enrol) and to deposit money (ingresar dinero en el banco). In Spain the hospital sense is especially common. The noun el ingreso (income, admission, deposit) covers all these senses accordingly.
Examples
"Lo ingresaron en el hospital de urgencia."
Natural Translation
They admitted him to hospital as an emergency.
Literal Translation
Him they-admitted in-the hospital of urgency
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