Polyglot Dictionary

Geschäftsordnung

/ɡəˈʃɛftsˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Geschäftsordnungen

Meaning

  1. rules of procedure

    Built from Geschäft (shop, store) + Ordnung (order).

    • Die Geschäftsordnung regelt den Ablauf.

      The rules of procedure govern the process.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Geschäft shop, store
  • Ordnung order

Similar words

Spielregel

Geschäftsordnung is the formal rules of procedure for a meeting or parliament; Spielregel is literally "rule of the game," used figuratively for the informal rules of any situation.

Practice

1 What does Geschäftsordnung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ regelt den Ablauf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geschäftsordnung?

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