ausbeuten

See also: Ausbeuten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German biuten (“to treat something as booty”), borrowed from Middle Low German bûten (“to plunder”). More at Beute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʊ̯sbɔɪ̯tn̩]
• Hyphenation: aus‧beu‧ten

Verb

1. to exploit
2. (technonology) to exhaust, to deplete

Derived terms

• Ausbeuter
• Ausbeutung

Further reading

• “ausbeuten” in Duden online