herunterwirtschaften

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German

Etymology

herunter- +‎ wirtschaften

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛˈʁʊntɐˌvɪʁtʃaftn̩/
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Verb

herunterwirtschaften (weak, third-person singular present wirtschaftet herunter, past tense wirtschaftete herunter, past participle heruntergewirtschaftet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, transitive) to run down (a business etc.)
    • 2017 June 29, Wilfried Hippen, “The Donald im Kino”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 43:
      In Spörris Programm findet sich auch jene visionäre Folge der Zeichentrickserie „The Simp­sons“ aus dem Jahr 2000, in der Trump als US-Präsident das Land so herunterwirtschaftet, dass Lisa Simpson zu seiner Nachfolgerin gewählt wird.
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