See also: Verpacken

German edit

Etymology edit

From ab- +‎ kaufen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈapkaʊ̯f(ə)n/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧kau‧fen

Verb edit

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

  1. (ditransitive) to buy (from), buy out
  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.

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Further reading edit

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