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Aufrechnung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compensation noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  • set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out toward somewhere.

Senses

Aufrechnung is used for these senses in English:

  • compensation (finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
  • set-off (dated) That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.

compensation — full definition

  1. noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  2. noun Pay or reward given for work performed.

set off — full definition

  1. phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out toward somewhere.
  2. phrasal verb To cause something to start suddenly, especially an alarm, an explosion or a chain of events.
  3. phrasal verb To make someone suddenly angry, upset or distressed, or to trigger a strong emotional or physical reaction.
  4. phrasal verb To make something look better by contrast or by providing a background for it.
  5. noun An amount owed by one party that is deducted from a debt owed to it by the other, so only the balance is paid.
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