Absatz
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German abesaz, analyzable as ab- + Satz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Absatz m (strong, genitive Absatzes, plural Absätze)
- verbal noun of absetzen (“to interrupt, put down, sit down”)
- paragraph (passage in text)
- landing, place on stairs where there is an interruption
- Synonym: Treppenabsatz
- a similar interruption in the slope of a hill or mountain
- Synonym: Bergabsatz
- heel (raised part at the back of some shoes)
- Synonyms: Schuhabsatz, hohe Hacke
- (geology) sediment
- Synonyms: Ablagerung, Sediment
- verbal noun of absetzen (“to sell”)
- selling, sales, the process of marketing and selling goods
- Synonym: Verkauf
- sales volume, turnover (quantity that has been sold on the market)
- Synonyms: Absatzvolumen, Absatzmenge; Verkaufsvolumen, Verkaufsmenge
- selling, sales, the process of marketing and selling goods
Usage notes
[edit]- In other senses, e.g. "to oust, axe", the verbal noun is Absetzung.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Absatz [masculine, strong]
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