Polyglot Dictionary

Verdienst

/fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnst/

der noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Verdienste

Meaning

  1. earnings; merit

    • Sein Verdienst reicht für die Miete.

      His earnings cover the rent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gehalt

Gehalt is a fixed salary; Verdienst is the broader everyday word for earnings from work, and also separately means "merit."

Similar in other languages

English

salary

Close — earnings relates to salary.

English

wage

Close — earnings relates to a wage.

French

augmentation de salaire

Close — earnings relates to a pay raise.

Practice

1 What does Verdienst mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein ___ reicht für die Miete.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verdienst?

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