spendieren

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German

Etymology

From spenden +‎ -ieren, originally students’ slang.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɛnˈdiːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: spen‧die‧ren

Verb

spendieren (weak, third-person singular present spendiert, past tense spendierte, past participle spendiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to pay for (something for someone else), to buy (something for someone else)
    Kann ich dir einen Drink spendieren?
    Can I buy you a drink?

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References

  1. ^ spendieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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