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aflossen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquit verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  • redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  • relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.

Senses

aflossen is used for these senses in English:

  • acquit (transitive) to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge. [with of or (formerly) from]
  • pay off (transitive) To pay back; to repay.
  • redeem (transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.

acquit — full definition

  1. verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  2. verb To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  3. verb to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
  4. verb To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

redeem — full definition

  1. verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  2. verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
  3. verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.

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