ad acta

== German == === Alternative forms === ad Acta === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ad ācta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /at ˈakta/ === Adverb === ad acta (higher register) to the files etwas ad acta legen ― to be done with something (literally, “to file”) ==== Usage notes ==== In modern times this almost only occurs in the phrase "etwas ad acta legen", which means to put something to the files or, figuratively, to close the matter on a topic. === Further reading === “ad acta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “etw. ad acta legen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache