makken
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]makken
- (informal, Bargoens) to spend money
- Wij hadden de allure van een welgesteld gezin, maar we hadden eigenlijk geen cent te makken.
- We had the airs of a well-to-do family, but actually we did not have a cent to spend.
Usage notes
[edit]- Only found in the expressions niets te makken hebben ("have nothing to spend") or geen cent te makken hebben ("have not [even] a cent to spend").