asking

asking
ask·ing
[ˈɑ:skɪŋ, AM ˈæsk-]
n no pl
if you want it, it's yours for the \asking wenn du es willst, kannst du es gerne haben
the promotion was Kate's for the \asking Kate war die Beförderung sicher
plastic watches are to be had for the \asking Plastikarmbanduhren kriegt man an jeder Ecke
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['Aːskɪŋ]
n no pl

to be had for the asking — umsonst or leicht or mühelos zu haben sein

he could have had it for the asking — er hätte es leicht bekommen können

she thought the world was hers for the asking — sie dachte, die Welt stehe ihr offen

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asking [ˈɑːskıŋ; US ˈæs-]
A s:
be had for the asking umsonst oder leicht oder mühelos zu haben sein;
he could have had it for the asking er hätte es leicht bekommen können;
he thought the world was his for the asking er dachte, die Welt gehöre ihm oder stehe ihm offen
B adj:
asking price geforderter Preis

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