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)

  1. general agency, express authority to act within commercial trade with effect for the person owning a business (§ 49 HGB)
  2. (figurative) broad authorization
    • 2022 June 18, Simon Book, Kristina Gnirke, “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.

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
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