ab-kontrakt

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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ab +‎ kontrakt, first part is an abbreviation of avbetaling (installment), verbal noun form of avbetale (to pay off) with the suffix -ing. Last part from Latin contractus (collected, accomplished, contracted), perfect passive participle of contrahō (I draw, bring, contract), both from con-, from cum (with, along with, at), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (with, along, at), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (beside, near, by, with), possibly from *ḱe + and from trahō (I drag, pull, trail), from Proto-Italic *traɣō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (to drag, pull?), from *dʰregʰ- (to run).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːb.kʊnˈtrakt/
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  • Rhymes: -akt
  • Hyphenation: ab‧kon‧trakt

Noun

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ab-kontrakt m (definite singular ab-kontrakten, indefinite plural ab-kontrakter, definite plural ab-kontraktene)

  1. contract for a hire purchase or an installment plan
    kontrakt om kjøp på avbetaling
    contract for a purchase on installment

See also

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