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 (money) (für (on) + accusative)
    Er wollte kein Geld dafür ausgeben.He wouldn't spend the money on it.
  2. to issue (banknotes, stamps etc.)
  3. to output, to display (data)
  4. to give (an order)
  5. (colloquial) to buy a drink, to get a drink (for someone else)
    für die Freunde eine Runde ausgebento buy a round of drinks for one's friends
  6. (reflexive) to impersonate, to pass as, to pose as, to pretend to be (+ als)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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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