abstatten

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ statten (“to bring into its stead”).

Verb

abstatten (weak, third-person singular present stattet ab, past tense stattete ab, past participle abgestattet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, formal) to do
    einen Besuch/eine Visite abstatten ― to pay a visit
    Dank abstatten ― to thank
  2. (now Austria) synonym of abzahlen

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Further reading

  • “abstatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “abstatten” in Duden online
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