auffüllen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ füllen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: auf‧fül‧len

Verb

auffüllen (weak, third-person singular present füllt auf, past tense füllte auf, past participle aufgefüllt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to fill up, to fill
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 40/2010, page 44:
      Aus Mitleid füllte die Filialleiterin einer Bank die Konten klammer Kunden mit Millionen Euro auf. Das Geld buchte sie von den Guthaben vermögender Sparer ab.
      Out of compassion, the branch manager of a bank filled the accounts of cash-strapped clients with millions of euros. She debited the money from the balances of wealthy savers.

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