ausgeben

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ausgeben. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ausgeben, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ausgeben in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ausgeben you have here. The definition of the word ausgeben will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofausgeben, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From aus- +‎ geben. Cognate with English outgive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sɡeːbən/,
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb

ausgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt aus, past tense gab aus, past participle ausgegeben, past subjunctive gäbe aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spend, to expend; to pay out (money) (für (on) + accusative)
    Er wollte kein Geld dafür ausgeben.He wouldn't spend the money on it.
  2. to issue (banknotes, stamps etc.)
  3. to output, to display (data)
  4. to give (an order)
  5. (colloquial) to buy a drink, to get a drink (for someone else)
    für die Freunde eine Runde ausgebento buy a round of drinks for one's friends
  6. (reflexive) to impersonate, to pass as, to pose as, to pretend to be (+ als)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ausgeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausgeben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausgeben” in Duden online
  • ausgeben” in OpenThesaurus.de