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defalking

defalking is the present participle and gerund of defalk.

Meaning of defalk

Verb

defalk (third-person singular simple present defalks, present participle defalking, simple past and past participle defalked)

  1. (archaic) To reduce by deducting a part, especially when used in a financial sense.
  2. (obsolete) To cut off, to deduct, to subtract (especially expenses or a sum of money).

Questions about defalking

What is defalking the present participle and gerund of?
Defalking is the present participle and gerund of defalk.

Words near defalking in the dictionary

  1. defalcators
  2. DeFalco
  3. DeFalcos
  4. defalk
  5. defalked
  6. defalking
  7. defalks
  8. defamate
  9. defamated
  10. defamates
  11. defamating

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