abzahlen

See also: Abzahlen, abzählen, and Abzählen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abezalen, abezaln. Equivalent to ab- +‎ zahlen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈt͡saːlən/, [-ln̩], [-lən] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /apˈt͡saːlɛn/, [-ln̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧zah‧len

Verb

abzahlen (weak, third-person singular present zahlt ab, past tense zahlte ab, past participle abgezahlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pay off (e.g., a debt, a loan, etc.)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Abzahlen
  • Abzahler
  • Abzahlung

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