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Haushalt

budget

noun HOWS-halt Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: from Haus 'house' + halten 'to keep'

Also means

household

Usage Note

Haushalt means both a household and, in economics and politics, a budget. The state Haushalt is the public budget, debated each year in parliament. Den Haushalt ausgleichen means to balance the budget. Plural is Haushalte.

Examples

"Die Regierung legt den Haushalt für das nächste Jahr vor."

Natural Translation

The government presents the budget for next year.

Literal Translation

The government lays the budget for the next year before.

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