This is the 13476th most frequent German word.
betrugen
The German word "betrügen" means "to deceive" or "to cheat."
In this sentence, 'betrugen' is used as the third-person plural simple past form of 'betragen' to denote the sum of money in a formal context.
Im vergangenen Jahr betrugen die Gesamtkosten 5000 Euro.
Last year, the total costs amounted to 5000 Euros.
Here, 'betrugen' again is past tense of 'betragen', emphasizing the estimated nature of the numbers provided.
Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Zahlen betrugen eher eine Schätzung als eine genaue Angabe.
It was determined that the figures represented were more of an estimate than precise data.
The usage highlights the proportionate calculation of costs in relation to the entirety of the original bill.