verrechnen
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See also: Verrechnen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From late Middle High German verrechenen (“to account for; to charge”), formally from Old High German firrehhanōn (“to recollect, remember”). Analysable as ver- + rechnen. Cognate with Dutch verrekenen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verrechnen (weak, third-person singular present verrechnet, past tense verrechnete, past participle verrechnet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, trading) to calculate several quantities together; particularly: to offset one against another [with mit (+ dative)]
- Alle eingehenden Werte werden miteinander verrechnet. ― All incoming values are included in the calculation.
- Wir werden die Erstattung mit der Mahngebühr verrechnen. ― We will offset the reimbursement against the overdue fees.
- Synonyms: gegenrechnen, gegenverrechnen
- (transitive, trading) to charge, to bill, to invoice
- Synonyms: berechnen, in Rechnung stellen
- (reflexive) to miscalculate [with bei (+ dative) or in (+ dative) ‘a calculation’ or um (+ accusative) ‘by an amount’]
- Ich habe mich bei der Gesamtsumme verrechnet. ― I’ve miscalculated the sum total.
- (reflexive, by extension) to make a mistake
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verrechnen | ||||
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present participle | verrechnend | ||||
past participle | verrechnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verrechne | wir verrechnen | i | ich verrechne | wir verrechnen |
du verrechnest | ihr verrechnet | du verrechnest | ihr verrechnet | ||
er verrechnet | sie verrechnen | er verrechne | sie verrechnen | ||
preterite | ich verrechnete | wir verrechneten | ii | ich verrechnete1 | wir verrechneten1 |
du verrechnetest | ihr verrechnetet | du verrechnetest1 | ihr verrechnetet1 | ||
er verrechnete | sie verrechneten | er verrechnete1 | sie verrechneten1 | ||
imperative | verrechne (du) | verrechnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verrechnen” in Duden online
- “verrechnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verrechnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verrechnen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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