Noun
der Pump
Pronunciation: [pʊmp]
(colloquial) credit (in: auf Pump – on credit, on tick)
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Meanings
Noun
- (colloquial) credit (in: auf Pump – on credit, on tick)
Example sentence
Er hat sich das Auto auf Pump gekauft.
He bought the car on credit.
Word forms
singular
der Pump
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Pump
Accusativeden Pump
Dativedem Pump
Genitivedes Pumps
Pump has no common plural.
Usage
- auf Pump kaufen — buy on credit; colloquial fixed expression
- auf Pump / bar — on credit / in cash; different ways of paying
Die Figuren im Roman kaufen ihre teuren Möbel auf Pump.
The characters in the novel buy their expensive furniture on credit.