avbetaling

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

avbetale +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of avbetale (“to pay off, pay installments”), a compound of av +‎ betale, first part av (“of, from, by, off”), from Old Norse af (“of, from, off, by”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + betale (“pay, purchase”), from Middle Low German betalen (“of, from, off, by”). Last part from Old Norse -ing f, -ung f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːʋbɛtɑːlɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: av‧be‧tal‧ing

Noun

avbetaling f or m (definite singular avbetalinga or avbetalingen, indefinite plural avbetalinger, definite plural avbetalingene)

1. the act of paying off debts or installments

   å kjøpe eller selge noe på avbetaling

   to purchase or sell something in installments

   han kjøpte fjernsynet på avbetaling

   he bought the television in installments

   • 1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VII, page 310:

     haandsymaskiner paa afbetaling

     hand sewing machines in installments

   • 1991, Ebba Haslund, Fra mitt Stromboli, page 11:

     de gikk og så i butikkvinduene, pekte ut alt de skulle skaffe seg. Ikke på avbetaling, fiks kontant

     they went and looked in the shop windows, pointed out everything they were going to get. Not in installments, fixed in cash

References

• “avbetaling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “avbetaling” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).