Abführung

== German == === Etymology === abführen +‎ -ung === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈapˌfyːʁʊŋ] Hyphenation: Ab‧füh‧rung === Noun === Abführung f (genitive Abführung, plural Abführungen) (finance, corporate law) transfer, remittance, surrender (the act of transferring profits or funds from one entity to another, usually under a legal or contractual obligation) (taxation) payment, remittance (the transfer of collected taxes, such as VAT or social security contributions, to the authorities) ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== Einbehaltung (retention; keeping funds instead of transferring them) Thesaurierung (plowing back; reinvesting profits within the same entity) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Auszahlung (payout; a voluntary or liquid distribution of cash) Überweisung (bank transfer; the technical banking act of moving money) Zuweisung (allocation; assigning funds to a specific budget or reserve) ==== Related terms ==== abführen (to transfer, to remit; the underlying action) Gewinnabführung (profit transfer; the specific transfer of earnings) Abführungsbetrag (transfer amount; the specific sum of money being moved) Pflichtabführung (mandatory transfer; a transfer required by law or statute)