abbuchen

German

Etymology

ab- + buchen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧bu‧chen
  • IPA(key): /ˈabuːχən/, [ˈʔabuːχn̩]

Verb

abbuchen (third-person singular simple present bucht ab, past tense buchte ab, past participle abgebucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to debit
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 40/2010, page 44:
      Aus Mitleid füllte die Filialleiterin einer Bank die Konten klammer Kunden mit Millionen Euro auf. Das Geld buchte sie von den Guthaben vermögender Sparer ab.
      Out of compassion, the branch manager of a bank filled the accounts of cash-strapped clients with millions of euros. She debited the money from the balances of wealthy savers.

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