Entschädigung
/ɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Entschädigungen
Meaning
Similar words
Entschädigung is typically used for compensating someone for a loss or damage, often legal or financial; Kompensation is the international loanword, used more broadly.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
indemnización is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."
Portuguese
indenização is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."
Practice
1 What does Entschädigung mean?
compensation
2 Fill the gap: Er erhielt eine ___ für den Schaden.
Full sentence: Er erhielt eine Entschädigung für den Schaden. (He received compensation for the damage.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Entschädigung?
Entschädigung: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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