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Absatz

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German abesaz, analyzable as ab- +‎ Satz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapzat͡s/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ab‧satz

Noun

Absatz m (strong, genitive Absatzes, plural Absätze)

  1. verbal noun of absetzen (“to interrupt, put down, sit down”)
    1. paragraph (passage in text)
    2. landing, place on stairs where there is an interruption
      Synonym: Treppenabsatz
    3. a similar interruption in the slope of a hill or mountain
      Synonym: Bergabsatz
    4. heel (raised part at the back of some shoes)
      Synonyms: Schuhabsatz, hohe Hacke
    5. (geology) sediment
      Synonyms: Ablagerung, Sediment
  2. verbal noun of absetzen (“to sell”)
    1. selling, sales, the process of marketing and selling goods
      Synonym: Verkauf
    2. sales volume, turnover (quantity that has been sold on the market)
      Synonyms: Absatzvolumen, Absatzmenge; Verkaufsvolumen, Verkaufsmenge

Usage notes

  • In other senses, e.g. "to oust, axe", the verbal noun is Absetzung.

Declension

Declension of Absatz [masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Absatz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Absatz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Absatz” in Duden online
  • Absatz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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