Spanish Conversation · Level 82
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Spanish word
cotizar
Pronunciation
IPA/kotiˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbquote
Example
¿Puedes cotizar este trabajo?
Can you quote this job?
More examples
Desde que trabajo en la empresa, tengo que cotizar a la seguridad social.
Since I started working at the company, I must pay into social security.
Core concept
An approximate cost stated before work begins.
Common phrases
cotizar un trabajo
estimate a job
cotizar un servicio
estimate a service
cotizar un precio
estimate a price
Similar words
estimar: Works out a rough monetary figure from incomplete information.
presupuestar: Allocates and details the budgeted costs needed for a project.
valorar: Judges the worth of something and expresses that judgment as a price.
calcular: Performs arithmetic operations to derive totals or exact amounts.
Definition in Spanish
Estimar el costo que se cobrará y expresarlo como precio aproximado antes de realizar el servicio.
Word origin
Derived from cota 'rate' (Latin quota) with the suffix -izar, the verb carries the idea of assigning a price or estimating a fee.
Usage tips
- The related noun la cotización is the written quote or estimate, not the final invoice, so expect a cotización to be an approximate price rather than the billed amount.
Other meanings
- be listedverb
- pay contributionsverb
Related words
- cotizaciónquotenoun
- cotizablequotableadjective
- cotizadovaluedadjective