etw. in Kauf nehmen
to accept something as a trade-off
Türkçe: bir bedel olarak kabul etmek
In a sentence
Sie nahm die lange Anfahrt als notwendiges Übel in Kauf.
How it is used
Means 'to accept something as a trade-off' (concept: tolerating a drawback for a benefit). Neutral register. Use when deciding to buy a cheap apartment despite noise. Common in decision-making contexts.
Other verbs that go with Kauf
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- einen Kauf abschließento complete a purchase
- einen Kauf tätigento make a purchase
- zum Kauf anbietento offer for sale
- vom Kauf zurücktretento withdraw from a purchase
Other collocations built on nehmen
- Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
- seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
- Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
- sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
- einen Anfang nehmento get under way
- etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
- etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
- Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something
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