Festgehalt

German

Etymology

fest (fixed; solid) +‎ Gehalt (salary)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛstɡəˌhalt/
  • Hyphenation: Fest‧ge‧halt

Noun

Festgehalt n (strong, genitive Festgehaltes or Festgehalts, plural Festgehalter)

  1. (labour, finance) fixed salary, base pay (a predetermined amount of money paid to an employee that does not vary with performance or hours worked)
    Viele Angestellte bevorzugen ein hohes Festgehalt gegenüber riskanten Provisionsmodellen.
    Many employees prefer a high fixed salary over risky commission models.
    Neben dem Festgehalt wurden zusätzliche Sozialleistungen vereinbart.
    In addition to the fixed salary, additional social benefits were agreed upon.
Declension

Synonyms

  • Fixum (fixed salary)
  • Grundgehalt (base salary)

Antonyms

  • Festanstellung (permanent position)
  • Gehaltsklasse (salary bracket)
  • Einkommenssicherheit (income security)

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