recaudar

to collect

verb rreh-kow-DAHR Rare

Origin: From re- + caudar, from Latin caput (head, chief sum of money).

Also means

to raise funds

Usage Note

Recaudar almost always appears in financial contexts: recaudar fondos (to raise funds), recaudar impuestos (to collect taxes). The agent noun is recaudador (tax collector or fundraiser). Do not confuse with recuperar (to recover/retrieve) or recoger (to pick up/collect physically); recaudar is restricted to the collection of money or funds.

Examples

"La organización recaudó miles de euros para la causa."

Natural Translation

The organisation raised thousands of euros for the cause.

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