kupczyć

Polish

Etymology

From kupiec + -yć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkup.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -upt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: kup‧czyć

Verb

kupczyć impf

  1. (intransitive, finance, obsolete) to trade (to engage in trade)
    Synonym: handlować
  2. (intransitive) to traffic (to deal or trade in something illegal) [+instrumental = in what]
    • 2013 November 16, Eliza Olczyk, “Miller: Rządy z PiS są niemożliwe”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2022-04-10:
      To porównanie raczej dotyczyło poziomu zepsucia moralnego obu partii, gdzie jedni kupczą stanowiskami, a inni to nagrywają.
      This comparison instead applied to the level of moral decline of both parties, where one trafficks in offices and the other helps them with this.
    Synonym: frymarczyć

Conjugation

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • kupczyć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kupczyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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