Abzug
German, noun/ˈapˌt͡suːk/
Abzug is spelled A-B-Z-U-G (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,780th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abzug is a German masculine noun meaning “trigger (of a gun)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abrückung von Soldaten; taktische Bewegung von Truppen”.
What does Abzug mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrigger (of a gun)
- 2
masculinehood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes)
- 3
masculineprint, copy
- 4
masculinedeparture, withdrawal (of troops, or other things whose movement can be described as ziehen)
- 5
masculinedispersion, venting (of a gas)
- 6
masculinededuction, subtraction (in a calculation, especially of money or points)
- 7
masculinetaxes (totality of taxes levied in a specific context)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abrückung von Soldaten; taktische Bewegung von Truppen 2. Ventilator zur Ableitung von Dämpfen und Gasen in der Küche oder Innenräumen 3. Ergebnis einer fotografischen Vergrößerung in der Fotografie 4. Zug, bei dem eine andere Figur aktiviert wird
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 Abzug
- Abzuges genitive
- Abzugs genitive
- Abzüge plural
- Abzuge dative singular
- Abzügen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abzug?
- /ˈapˌt͡suːk/
- [ˈapˌt͡suːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abzug
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abzug in German?
Abzug appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).