erlassen

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

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erlāzen, from Old High German irlāzan. Equivalent to er- +‎ lassen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩/, /ʔɛɐ̯ˈlasən/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

erlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present erlässt, past tense erließ, past participle erlassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 30/2010, page 92:
      Gerade erst hat Peking strenge Ausfuhrquoten für Seltene Erden erlassen – in der Hochtechnologie unentbehrliche Ressourcen, ohne die Hybridfahrzeuge, Hochleistungsmagnete und Festplattenlaufwerke nicht funktionieren.
      Just recently Beijing has issued strict export quotas for rare earths—indispensable resources in high technology, without which hybrid vehicles, high-performance magnets and hard-disk drives do not function.
  2. (transitive) to let off (a penalty)
  3. (transitive) to abate (debt, taxes)
  4. (transitive) to waive (a fee)
  5. (transitive) to remit (a liability)

Conjugation

Further reading

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