boeten

  1. (intransitive) to pay for something as punishment; to suffer consequences
  2. (intransitive) to expiate

Frequency

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

In summary

From Middle Dutch boeten (“to improve”), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

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