abschöpfen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ schöpfen

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schöp‧fen
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Verb

abschöpfen (weak, third-person singular present schöpft ab, past tense schöpfte ab, past participle abgeschöpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to skim (to remove the top layer of a liquid, usually grease or foam)
    Sahne abschöpfento remove cream from milk
  2. (figurative, sometimes derogatory) to take a part away
    Stimmen abschöpfento win over votes (sometimes with an undertone of illegitimacy)
    • 2014 April 21, APA, "Schleichende Steuererhöhung" bringt Staat mehr als zwei Milliarden pro Jahr, Der Standard
      Damit rücken von Jahr zu Jahr immer mehr Arbeitnehmer in höhere Steuerklassen vor - ein Teil ihrer Lohnsteigerungen wird somit vom Finanzamt abgeschöpft.
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  3. (figurative, sometimes derogatory) to spy or wiretap unofficial or illegal
    • 2017 September 25, Evgeny Morozov, “Die Online-Giganten bohren sich in unseren Geist”, in Neue Zürcher Zeitung:
      Das äusserst kompetitive Geschäft treibt Google und Facebook dazu, so viele Nutzerdaten wie möglich abzuschöpfen.
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