a fin de cuentas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Compare Portuguese no fim das contas, French en fin de compte, Italian in fin dei conti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a ˌfin de ˈkwentas/ [a ˌfĩn̪ d̪e ˈkwẽn̪.t̪as] Syllabification: a fin de cuen‧tas === Phrase === a fin de cuentas (idiomatic) at the end of the day Synonym: al fin y al cabo === Further reading === “a fin de cuentas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025