German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erstaten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈʃtatn̩ /
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Verb

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erstatten (weak, third-person singular present erstattet, past tense erstattete, past participle erstattet, auxiliary haben) (ditransitive)

  1. to pay back [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’] (also idiomatically translated by English reimburse or English refund (someone for something))
    Wir werden Ihnen die Kosten erstatten.
    We will reimburse you for your costs.
  2. (formal) to grant, to administer, to make, to do
    Synonym: abstatten
    Bericht erstatten über etwasto give a report about something, to report on something
    Meldung erstattento report, to make a report
    Anzeige gegen jemanden erstattento report someone

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