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German
Etymology
From Middle High German verbrieven. By surface analysis, ver- + Brief + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbʁiːfn̩/
- Hyphenation: ver‧brie‧fen
Verb
verbriefen (weak, third-person singular present verbrieft, past tense verbriefte, past participle verbrieft, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, somewhat dated) to guarantee
- Synonym: garantieren
2021 December 21, Reinhard Wolff, “Dänemarks Abschottungspolitik: Der gemietete Knast im Kosovo”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Die Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention verbriefe das Recht zum Schutz des Privat- und Familienlebens. Das gelte auch für Inhaftierte.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, finance) to securitize
2011 June 7, Ulrike Herrmann, “Eine Pleite wird vergoldet”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Also ventilieren Abgeordnete der Regierungsfraktionen eine abgewandelte Idee: Man könnte das griechische Staatsvermögen "verbriefen" und als Wertpapier veräußern. Theoretisch ist die Idee bestechend: Aus immobilen Werten würde mobiles Kapital. Der Schuldenabbau könnte beginnen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
verbriefen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
verbriefen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
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