cotizar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cotiser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kotiˈθaɾ/ [ko.t̪iˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kotiˈsaɾ/ [ko.t̪iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧ti‧zar

Verb

cotizar (first-person singular present cotizo, first-person singular preterite coticé, past participle cotizado)

  1. to quote or set a price
  2. to esteem, regard highly
  3. to pay or set a quota
  4. to contribute, to pay one's dues
    • 2021 May 7, Berta Ferrero, Luis de Vega, “El cinturón rojo de Ayuso: del ansia de libertad al miedo a Pablo Iglesias”, in El País[1], retrieved 7 May 2021:
      Este votante de siempre del PSOE —”soy de ideas fijas y me va bien”— ha cotizado 44 años y ahora le queda una pensión de 1.350 euros al mes.
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