abwirtschaften

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ wirtschaften

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Verb

abwirtschaften (weak, third-person singular present wirtschaftet ab, past tense wirtschaftete ab, past participle abgewirtschaftet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to go to ruins
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 24:
      Er muß das Bedürfnis empfunden haben, einen Teil der furchtbaren Verantwortlichkeit auf irgend jemanden abzuwälzen, weil er fühlte, daß es unaufhaltsam zu Ende ging … Diese Firma hatte abgewirtschaftet, diese alte Familie war passée.
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