cupr-

1. variant of cupri- before a vowel:

   cupreous.

Example Sentences

Cupr said it had generated profit in its home market but posted an overall operating loss as it pursued expansion.

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Rohlik already has a distribution agreement with Marks & Spencer and Cupr said the company could potentially partner with other retailers.

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Founder and Chief Executive Tomas Cupr said Rohlik was focused on turning a profit in Europe's biggest economy after postponing plans to expand in Italy, Spain and other markets as inflation and the Ukraine war cloud the economic outlook.

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"We will go much deeper in Germany than wider in markets we wanted to a year ago," Cupr told Reuters, adding the company has contracted sites for fulfilment centres in Cologne, Essen, Berlin and Düsseldorf, where it plans to launch.

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Founded in 2014 by 38-year-old Czech internet entrepreneur Tomas Cupr, Rohlik posted turnover of over 300 million euros in 2020, which was also helped by the shift to online commerce amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Words That Use cupr-

What does cupr- mean?

The combining form cupr- is used like a prefix meaning “copper.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry.

The form cupr- comes from Latin cuprum, meaning “copper.” Find out how copper is related to the name of the country Cyprus at our entry for copper. The Greek translation of cuprum is khalkós, “copper,” which is the source of the combining form chalco-, as in Chalcolithic. Check out our Words That Use article for chalco- for more info.

What are variants of cupr-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a consonant, cupr- becomes cupri-, as in cupriferous, or cupro-, as in cupronickel. Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use articles for both forms.

Examples of cupr-

One example of a scientific term that features the form cupr- is cuprous, “containing copper in the univalent state, as cuprous oxide, Cu2O.”

While the form cupr- means “copper,” the suffix -ous means “possessing, full of.” Cuprous literally translates to “full of copper.”

What are some words that use the combining form cupr-?

• cuprammonium
• cupreous (using the equivalent form of cupr- in Latin)
• cupric
• cuprite
• cuprous cyanide

What are some other forms that cupr- may be commonly confused with?

• -carp
• copro-
• cryo-
• crypt-
• crypto-

Not every word that begins with the exact letters cupr-, such as cupressus, is necessarily using the combining form cupr- to denote “copper.” Learn why cupressus means “cypress” at our entry for the word.

Break it down!

The suffix -ite is used to name minerals. With this in mind, what kind of substance is cuprite?