erkaufen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erkoufen, from Old High German irkoufen, urkoufen. Equivalent to er- +‎ kaufen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fn̩/ Hyphenation: er‧kau‧fen === Verb === erkaufen (weak, third-person singular present erkauft, past tense erkaufte, past participle erkauft, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to gain something through sacrifice etwas teuer erkaufen ― to gain something that comes at a price (reflexive, dated) to gain something by bribery ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erkäufer, Erkaufung ==== Related terms ==== Erkaufen Erkauf erkaufend, erkauft ankaufen, auskaufen, verkaufen, zukaufen === Further reading === “erkaufen” in Duden online “erkaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erkaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erkaufen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.