Polyglot Dictionary

ausbezahlen

/ˈaʊ̯sbəˌtsaːlən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bezahlt aus
past
bezahlte aus
perfect
hat ausbezahlt

Meaning

  1. to pay out

    Built from aus (out) + bezahlen (to pay).

    • Der Lohn wird am Monatsende ausbezahlt.

      The wages are paid out at the end of the month.

    • Die Firma zahlt den Lohn am Monatsende aus. Das Geld ist dann sofort auf dem Konto.

      The company pays out the wages at the end of the month. The money is then in the account immediately.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • bezahlen to pay

Similar words

bezahlen

Ausbezahlen is paying OUT a sum — a salary, winnings, a payout; bezahlen is the general word for paying for something you buy.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desembolsar

desembolsar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pay out."

Practice

1 What does ausbezahlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Lohn wird am Monatsende ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausbezahlen?

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