abkaufen

See also: Verpacken

German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ kaufen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈapkaʊ̯f(ə)n/
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Verb

abkaufen (weak, third-person singular present kauft ab, past tense kaufte ab, past participle abgekauft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to buy (from), buy out
    • c. 1804, Friedrich Schiller, Demetrius, act II, scene i:
      Das ist eine feige Seele, / Die eine Heilung annimmt von der Zeit, / Ersatz fürs Unersetzliche! Mir soll / Nichts meinen Gram abkaufen.
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  2. (colloquial, figurative) to buy into, buy (to believe something)
    Synonyms: abnehmen, glauben
    Tut mir leid, aber das kaufe ich dir nicht ab.
    I'm sorry, but I don't believe you.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “abkaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “abkaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “abkaufen” in Duden online
  • “abkaufen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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