| Abkürzung | shortcut short cut abbreviation acronym |
| Abkühlung | chilling cooling cooling-down cooling-off |
| abkürzen | take a short cut shorten curtail cut short abbreviate |
| Kürzung | shortening |
| Abnutzung | wear abrasion |
| Abkantung | splay |
| Abkochung | decoction |
| Verkürzung | contraction abbreviation |
| Abstützung | buttress |
| Abholzung | clearing cutting down deforesting felling |
| Absetzung | removal dethronement |
| Abätzung | acid-etching etching |
| Abführung | dissipation |
| Abartung | variation |
| Abbuchung | debiting direct debit write-off |
| Abhärtung | hardening induration inurement therapy to increase strength |
| Abrundung | rounding truncation |
| Abrüstung | disarmament |
| Absprung | jump |
| Abwertung | devaluation debasement |