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cobrar.

to charge (money, etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/koˈbɾaɾ/[koˈβ̞ɾaɾ]

  1. to charge (money, etc.)

    Me han cobrado dos veces.

  2. to collect

  3. to gather up (strength, bravery etc.)

  4. to pay for something (get one's dues)

  5. to claim (lives)

    reflexive
    El incendio se cobró tres vidas.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), a back-formation from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence Spanish recobrar. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing from Latin.

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