compra

See also: comprá, comprà, and comprâ

Asturian

Verb

compra

1. third-person singular present indicative of comprar
2. second-person singular imperative of comprar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkom.pɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkom.pɾa]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from comprar.

Noun

compra f (plural compres)

1. purchase
2. buying; purchasing

Derived terms

• agent de compres

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

compra

1. inflection of comprar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “compra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “compra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “compra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “compra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Verb

compra

1. inflection of comprar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Verb

compra

1. present of comprar
2. imperative of comprar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pra/
• Rhymes: -ompra
• Hyphenation: cóm‧pra

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• compera

Noun

compra f (plural compre)

1. Alternative form of compera

Etymology 2

Verb

compra

1. inflection of comprare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• compra in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• compra in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• compra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• crampo

Ladin

Verb

compra

1. third-person singular present indicative of comprer
2. third-person plural present indicative of comprer
3. second-person singular imperative of comprer

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: com‧pra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese compra (“purchase”), from comprar (“to buy”), from Latin comparō (“to procure”).

Noun

compra f (plural compras)

1. purchase (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent)

   Synonyms: aquisição, obtenção

   Antonym: venda

Related terms

• comprado
• comprador
• comprar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

compra

1. inflection of comprar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “compra”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “compra”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “compra” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “compra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “compra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “compra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkompɾa/ [ˈkõm.pɾa]
• Rhymes: -ompɾa
• Syllabification: com‧pra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from comprar.

Noun

compra f (plural compras)

1. purchase, buying
2. acquisition

   Synonym: adquisición

Derived terms

• bolsa de la compra
• cesta de la compra
• ir de compras
• orden de compra

 

Related terms

• comprar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

compra

1. inflection of comprar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “compra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014