Ausgebenden

Ausgebenden is the present participle form of the German verb ausgeben, which can mean to issue, publish, or spend. In German grammar, present participles can function as adjectives when they accompany a noun. When used attributively, they decline like adjectives, and the form ausgebenden appears primarily before plural nouns in the nominative or accusative case (for example, die ausgebenden Behörden). In singular usage the forms differ (der ausgebende Mann, die ausgebende Behörde).

Usage and meaning

The participle conveys that the entity involved is responsible for issuing or publishing something—such as licenses, official documents, publications, or financial instruments. It is most common in formal, administrative, or legal language. The exact sense depends on the noun it modifies: an ausgebenden Organ issues permits, a text might be issued by an ausgebender Verlag, and a financial context might refer to an ausgebend’ Emittentin or Institution.

Contexts and examples

- Administrative: Die ausgebenden Behörden prüfen den Antrag. (The issuing authorities review the application.)

- Financial: Die ausgebenden Institute sind für die Emission der Wertpapiere verantwortlich. (The issuing institutions are responsible for the issuance of the securities.)

- Publishing: Die ausgebenden Verlage veröffentlichen das neue Werk.

Relation to verwandte Begriffe

Ausgebenden is distinct from ausgegeben, the past participle used in passive constructions (to have been issued) or expenditures. In financial or corporate contexts, other terms such as Emittent or Herausgeber may be used for clarity, but ausgebenden remains a legitimate attributive form for the issuing entity in formal German.

Overall, ausgebenden serves as a grammatically descriptive way to indicate an entity that issues or publishes something, most often found in formal or official writing.