defalk
English
Etymology
From Middle French défalquer
Verb
defalk (third-person singular simple present defalks, present participle defalking, simple past and past participle defalked)
- (archaic) To reduce by deducting a part, especially when used in a financial sense.
- (obsolete) To cut off, to deduct, to subtract (especially expenses or a sum of money).
References
- “defalk” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- flaked