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aufstocken (v.t.)
   to add/build another floor (onto); increase; build/stock up
aufstocken (v.i)
   to build another floor/story

Das Bundeskabinett hat die Ausweitung der Abwrackprämie beschlossen: Das Budget wird auf fünf Milliarden Euro aufgestockt.
The [German] Federal Cabinet has decided to expand the scrap premium [for old cars]: the budget will be increased to five billion euros.

Related Words:
die Aufstockung increase; floor/story extension (in building); accumulation of capital (econ.)
die Abwrackprämie (previous Wort des Tages, with audio)

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