verb/koˈbɾaɾ/
to charge (money, etc.); to collect; to gather up (strength, bravery etc.); to pay for something (get one's dues); to claim (lives)
“Me han cobrado dos veces.” — They've charged me twice.
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cuperāre (“take, seize”), a back-formation from Latin recuperāre (“recover, regain”), whence Spanish recobrar. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing from Latin.