Käufe

Käufe is a German noun meaning purchases or acquisitions. It is the plural form of der Kauf, used to refer to acts of buying goods or services, by individuals or organizations. The term is used in retail, consumer economics, and accounting, and can describe both small-scale shopping and larger procurement of goods or capital equipment.

In everyday language, Käufe may denote a set of purchases made during a given period or in a specific context, for example Käufe im letzten Quartal or Wareneinkäufe (purchases of goods for resale). In accounting and business reporting, Käufe often appear in relation to procurement activity and are commonly contrasted with Verkäufe (sales). The specific category Wareneinkäufe is a standard accounting term for goods bought for resale.

Declension and grammar: Käufe is masculine. Singular: der Kauf; Plural: die Käufe. The cases: Nominative die Käufe, Genitive der Käufe, Dative den Käufen, Accusative die Käufe.

Etymology: The noun derives from the verb kaufen (to buy). The plural Käufe uses the common German pattern of forming a plural with umlaut and -e in many masculine nouns.

See also: Kauf, Kaufvertrag, Einkauf, Wareneinkauf, Beschaffung.