defalk

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verb

To reduce by deducting a part, especially when used in a financial sense.

OriginMiddle French défalquer →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person defalks · participle present defalking · participle past defalked · past defalked

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

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchdéfalquer
  2. Englishdefalk

From Middle French défalquer.

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APA

defalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defalk

MLA

“defalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defalk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defalk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defalk.

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