cobrar

Meaning

  1. to charge (money, etc.)
  2. to collect
  3. to gather up (strength, bravery etc.)
  4. to pay for something (get one's dues)
  5. (reflexive) to claim (lives)

Concepts

charge

get

cash

retrieve

gain

receive

earn

call in

ge

press

see por cobrar

get one’s pay

gather

recover

take

take up

carry off

collect

draw

ask for

demand

pray

request

cash in

bring home

take home

bill

check out

accrue

acquire

attract

beat

canvass

earn a living

enlist

enrol

enroll

obtain

profit

rally

reach

recruit

secure

win

woo

discern

find

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
co‧brar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koˈbɾaɾ/
Etymology

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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Ridley Scott  y
  Liza  Marshall Scott  actuaron   como   productores   ejecutivos   sin   cobrar .

Ridley Scott and Liza Marshall Scott acted as executive producers at no charge.

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