boete
Meaning
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- (feminine) fine, financial penalty
- (feminine) penance, paining atonement
Concepts
Synonyms
notulen
bezoeking
Frequency
Hyphenated as
boe‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbu.tə/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch boete, from Old Dutch *bōta, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“recompense”). Cognate to English bote, boot (“profit, plunder”).
New
boeten
- (intransitive) to pay for something as punishment; to suffer consequences
- (intransitive) to expiate
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