German
Etymology
ab- + wickeln
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔapvɪkl̩n/, /ˈʔapvɪkəln/
- Hyphenation: ab‧wi‧ckeln
Verb
Template:de-verb-weak
- to unwind
- to wind up (to dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets)
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 29/2010, page 75:
- Das Gesetz legt unter anderem fest, dass die Regierung eine Bank im Falle ihrer drohenden Pleite geordnet abwickeln kann.
- The law determines among other things that the government can wind up a bank in an orderly fashion in case of its impending bankruptcy.
Conjugation
Template:de-conj-weak-eln
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