This is the 2437th most frequent Dutch word.
weggenomen
"Taken away" or "removed."
Here, 'weggenomen' is used to indicate that the money was taken away or removed illegally or without authorization.
De dief heeft geld uit de kassa weggenomen.
The thief took money from the cash register.
In this sentence, 'weggenomen' signifies the removal of a barrier or difficulty to ease a situation.
Bij het oplossen van het probleem hebben we een hindernis weggenomen.
In solving the problem, we removed an obstacle.
Here, 'weggenomen' is used to express the action of removing the old paint to prepare for a new layer.