kúpou

Kúpou is the instrumental singular form of the Slovak feminine noun kúpa, meaning a purchase or the act of buying. In everyday language and in legal or business contexts, kúpa refers to the act of obtaining goods or property by paying money, as opposed to other means of transfer such as donation or exchange.

In usage, kúpou indicates the means by which something is acquired. It is commonly found in phrases describing transactions or contractual arrangements, for example, "kúpou nehnuteľnosti" (by the purchase of real estate), "kúpou tovaru" (by the purchase of goods), or "kúpou podielu" (by the purchase of a share). The term also appears in formal expressions such as zmluva o kúpe (purchase agreement) and pri kúpou a predajom (by purchase and sale).

Grammatically, kúpa is declined as a feminine noun. The forms around the instrumental case are commonly cited as: Nominative kúpa, Genitive kúpy, Dative kúpe, Accusative kúpu, Locative kúpe; Instrumental is kúpou. Thus, kúpou functions to express means, instrument, or method by which ownership or rights are transferred in a transaction.

Etymology and related terms: kúpa derives from the verb kúpiť (to buy). Related concepts include kúpiť a predať (to buy and sell), kúpa of a property, and related legal terminology such as zmluva o kúpe a predaji (contract of purchase and sale). In Slovak, kúpa is distinct from darovanie (donation) or výmena (exchange), as it centers on obtaining ownership through payment.

See also: kúpiť, kúpa (purchase), zmluva o kúpe a predaji, nehnuteľnosť.