erkaufen
to buy; to purchase (often at a cost)
English translations
- 01
to buy
- 02
purchase
- 03
acquire
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich etwas durch Einsatz von Mitteln oder Zugeständnissen verschaffen, oft mit einem negativen Beigeschmack, da es nicht auf ehrliche Weise erworben wurde.
- English meaning
- to buy, to obtain by questionable means
- Synonym
- bestechen
- German example
- Er versuchte, sich den Sieg durch Bestechung zu erkaufen.
- English example
- He tried to buy the victory by bribery.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich erkaufe du erkaufst er/sie/es ich erkauft wir erkaufen ihr erkaufet sie erkaufen
- Past Participle
- ich habe erkauft du hast erkauft er/sie/es hat erkauft wir haben erkauft ihr habt erkauft sie haben erkauft
- Past
- ich erkaufte du erkauftest er/sie/es erkaufte wir erkauften ihr erkauftet sie erkauften
Related words
- weiterverkaufen
To resell
- ausverkaufen
To sell out
- verkaufen
Sell
- hausieren
to peddle, to hawk
- entäußern
to divest oneself of, to renounce
- illegal
Illegal
- Marketing
Marketing
- Kleinanzeige
classified ad
- vertobaken
to smoke tobacco
- Lizenznehmer
Licensee
- Kopfentscheidung
Rational decision
- Inverkehrbringen
Placing on the market means the first making available of a product on the market for sale or use.
- Verkaufstisch
Sales table
- Antiquitätenmesse
antiques fair
- Geldmangel
Lack of money, shortage of funds
- anpreisen
to promote
- verschleudern
Squander
- vermarkten
Market
- schachern
To haggle means to buy something at a low price and resell it at a higher price, often in an unfair way.
- markten
To market means to offer or sell something at the market.
- zum Verkauf anbieten
To offer for sale
- verwerten
Utilize
- verhökern
to flog
- inserieren
to advertise, to place an ad
- haussieren
To peddle means to sell goods or services directly at the doorstep or to promote them aggressively.
- veräussern
Sell
- Hehlerei
Receiving stolen goods
- Präverb
Verbal prefix
- Vermarktung
marketing
- handeln
to act, to trade
- dreschen
to thresh
- testen
To test means to try something out to check its properties, quality, or function.
- feilbieten
Offer for sale
- überteuern
to overcharge
- verticken
Sell
- andrehen
To sell (often deceptively); to start up
- feilhaben
To offer for sale
- verramschen
To sell off cheaply
- verschachern
To sell off cheaply, to hock
- naturbelassen
Natural
- energiesparend
Energy-saving
- verhökert
To hawk, to peddle cheaply
- Angebot
offer
- Annonce
Advertisement
- Telefonverkäufer
Telemarketer, phone salesperson
- Inserat
Advertisement
- Bestsellerautor
A bestselling author is an author whose book or books sell very well and are on the bestseller lists.
- Haushaltsware
Household goods
- Emissionsrechtehandel
Emissions trading
Example sentences with “erkaufen”
Er hat sich seine Freiheit teuer erkauft. (He bought his freedom at a high price.)
Frequently asked questions
Can 'erkaufen' mean to bribe?
In some contexts, yes, it implies buying something through payment or sacrifice.