ausmustern

German

Etymology

aus- + mustern

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯smʊstɐn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aus‧mus‧tern

Verb

ausmustern (third-person singular simple present mustert aus, past tense musterte aus, past participle ausgemustert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sort out
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 29/2010, page 99:
      Während die Airlines gegen Verluste kämpfen, boomt die Abwrackbranche. Der wirtschaftliche Druck lässt die Fluglinien immer früher Modelle ausmustern, die nicht mehr effizient genug sind.
      While the airlines fight against losses, the demolition industry booms. The economic pressure makes airlines sort out models, which are not efficient enough anymore, earlier and earlier.
  2. (military) to discharge as unfit

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