der Absatz
Translation
paragraph, heel (of a shoe), sales, turnover
Examples
Bitte lesen Sie den ersten Absatz.
Please read the first paragraph.
Der Absatz meines Schuhs ist kaputt.
The heel of my shoe is broken.
Der Absatz ist dieses Jahr gestiegen.
Sales have increased this year.
Grammar Patterns
a paragraph in a text ((ein Absatz in einem Text)) The second paragraph is very important.
the heel of a shoe ((der Absatz eines Schuhs)) I need new heels for these shoes.
to increase sales ((den Absatz steigern)) The company wants to increase sales.
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Etymology
From 'ab-' (off) + 'Satz' (set, sentence). A part 'set off' from the text is a paragraph. The part that 'sets off' from the ground is the heel. The 'setting off' or selling of goods is sales.
Memory Tips
The verb 'absetzen' means to set down/apart. A paragraph is 'set apart' from text. A heel is 'set down' on the ground. Goods are 'set down' or sold to customers.