verausgabte

Verausgabte is the simple past tense form of the German verb verausgeben. Verausgeben means to disburse, pay out, or issue funds, resources, or items by an authority or organization. In finance and administration, the term is used to describe the act of releasing budgeted money or distributing resources that have been allocated.

In usage, verausgabte typically appears in formal or written contexts such as reports, official statements, or historical accounts. It contrasts with the more common everyday expression Geld ausgeben, which simply means to spend money. The corresponding past participle is verausgabt, and the auxiliary verb used in perfect constructions is haben, as in hat verausgabt.

The form verausgabte can surface with different subjects in the Präteritum: ich verausgabte, du verausgabtest, er/sie/es verausgabte, wir verausgabten, ihr verausgabtet, sie verausgaben. It is often found in recaps of past budgeting rounds or procurement processes. Examples include: Die Behörde verausgabte im Quartal Mittel in Höhe von 2,5 Millionen Euro. Der Verlag verausgabte zwei Millionenzeexemplare des Buches.

Etymologically, verausgeben is built from ver- (a prefix denoting thoroughness or completion) and ausgeben (to give out, spend). The term remains relatively specialized, with verausgabt being the common past participle form used in conjunction with haben in present-day prose.