kommersieren

German

Etymology

From Kommers +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʰɔmɛrˈziːrən]
  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

kommersieren (weak, third-person singular present kommersiert, past tense kommersierte, past participle kommersiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, university slang) to partake in a jamboree, to have a wingding in the beer hall after the tasks of the day have been finished
    • 1902, Friedrich Kluge, “Kneipe”, in Zeitschrift für deutsche Sprache, volume 3, Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 119:
      Das Kommersieren auf den Bierdörfern war früher weit mehr im Schwange als neuerdings die Exbummel.
      Jamborees at the beer halls were earlier much more fashionable than lately excursions are.

Conjugation

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