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erstatten

to refund

verb er-SHTAT-en Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

to reimburse

Usage Note

erstatten means to refund or reimburse money: Die Kosten werden erstattet. It is inseparable, perfect hat erstattet. The noun is Erstattung. In a fixed phrase Anzeige erstatten means to file a police report, an unrelated but very common sense.

Examples

"Die Versicherung erstattet die Kosten für die Reparatur."

Natural Translation

The insurance refunds the cost of the repair.

Literal Translation

The insurance refunds the costs for the repair.

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