afzetten

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to take off (an item of clothing)
  2. (transitive) to switch off (an electronic device)
  3. (transitive) to amputate
  4. (transitive) to demarcate, mark out with boundaries
  5. (transitive) to sell (products or commodities, typically at a specific sales market)
  6. (transitive) to close off, to barricade (a street)
  7. (transitive) to dethrone, to remove from office
  8. (transitive) to scam, to rip off
  9. (transitive) to sediment, to deposit
  10. (transitive) to drop off (a passenger at a destination)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑfˌsɛtə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch afsetten. Equivalent to af + zetten.

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