Prokura
See also: prokura
German
Alternative forms
- Procura (pre-1900)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian procura around 1600.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁoˈkuːʁa/
(file) - Rhymes: -uːʁa
Noun
Prokura f (genitive Prokura, plural Prokuren)
- general agency, express authority to act within commercial trade with effect for the person owning a business (§ 49 HGB)
- (figurative) broad authorization
- 2022 June 18, Book, Simon; Gnirke, Kristina, “Gekommen, um zu wirbeln”, in Der Spiegel, number Nr. 25, page 67b:
- Beobachter, die es gut mit Boer meinen, sagen, sie bekomme damit endlich die Prokura, den Laden vollends auf den Kopf zu stellen.
- Observers meaning well with Boer opine that thereby she finally obtains the agency to completely overhaul the business.
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Declension
Declension of Prokura [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Prokura | die | Prokuren |
| genitive | einer | der | Prokura | der | Prokuren |
| dative | einer | der | Prokura | den | Prokuren |
| accusative | eine | die | Prokura | die | Prokuren |
Derived terms
- Prokurist
- Einzelprokura
- Gesamtprokura
- Filialprokura
Further reading
- “Prokura” in Duden online
- “Prokura” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Prokura” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon