Anlage

facility

noun AN-lah-guh Common

Also means

investment

Usage Note

Anlage is remarkably broad: a technical installation or plant, a financial investment, an enclosure to a letter, a person's natural aptitude, or landscaped grounds. Context decides which, so eine Anlage in finance is very different from eine Sportanlage. It derives from anlegen ('to lay down, invest').

Examples

"Die Anlage produziert sauberen Strom."

Natural Translation

The plant produces clean electricity.

Literal Translation

The facility produces clean electricity.

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