contabilidad
/kontabiliˈdad/ · B2 · noun · f
accountancy
🧾🧮 contabilidad = cuenta (count) + -bilidad (ability): the ability to count money
From Latin computare, 'to count up'. Spanish contar means 'to count', and contable means 'countable'. Add the -dad noun ending and you get contabilidad: the practice of counting and recording money.