belasten

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to burden, to encumber
  2. (transitive) to charge (e.g. taxes), to tax or levy
  3. (transitive) to charge, to order, to invest
  4. (transitive) to incriminate, to charge

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈlɑstə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch belasten. Equivalent to last + be- -en.

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