ausgeben

German

Etymology

From aus- + geben. Cognate with English outgive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sɡeːbən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sɡeːbm̩]
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Verb

ausgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt aus, past tense gab aus, past participle ausgegeben, past subjunctive gäbe aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spend, to expend; to pay out; to issue (money) (für (on) + accusative)
    Er wollte kein Geld dafür ausgeben.He wouldn't spend the money on it.
  2. to output, to display (data)
  3. (colloquial) to buy a drink, to get a drink (for someone else)
  4. (reflexive) to impersonate, to pass as, to pose as, to pretend to be (+ als)

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Further reading

  • ausgeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausgeben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausgeben” in Duden online
  • ausgeben” in OpenThesaurus.de
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