Abführung
German, noun[ˈapˌfyːʁʊŋ]
Abführung is spelled A-B-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abführung is a German feminine noun meaning “transfer, remittance, surrender (the act of transferring profits or funds from one entity to another, usually under a legal or contractual…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang, bei dem etwas weggebracht wird”.
What does Abführung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetransfer, remittance, surrender (the act of transferring profits or funds from one entity to another, usually under a legal or contractual obligation)
Die Abführung der Gewinne erfolgt am Ende des Geschäftsjahres.
- 2
femininepayment, remittance (the transfer of collected taxes, such as VAT or social security contributions, to the authorities)
Der Arbeitgeber ist für die ordnungsgemäße Abführung der Lohnsteuer verantwortlich.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, bei dem etwas weggebracht wird 2. Vorgang, bei dem eine Flüssigkeit abgeleitet wird 3. Vorgang, bei dem der Stuhlgang gefördert wird 4. Weiterleitung/Abgabe von Geld
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abführung
- Abführungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abführung?
- [ˈapˌfyːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abführung in German?
Abführung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).