Nettolohn

German

Etymology

netto (net) +‎ Lohn (wage)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛtoˌloːn]
  • Hyphenation: Net‧to‧lohn

Noun

Nettolohn m (strong, genitive Nettolohns, plural Nettolohne)

  1. (economics, business) net wage (the amount of an employee's earnings remaining after all deductions, such as taxes and social security contributions, have been made)
    Nach Abzug aller Steuern und Versicherungen war der Nettolohn deutlich geringer als erwartet.
    After deducting all taxes and insurance, the net wage was significantly lower than expected.

Declension

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Coordinate terms

  • Lohnsteuer (income tax deducted from the gross wage)
  • Sozialversicherung (social security system funded by deductions)
  • Kaufkraft (the actual value of the net wage in terms of goods and services)
  • Abzug (deduction from the gross salary)
  • Verfügbares Einkommen (disposable income, which includes the net wage plus transfers)
  • Nettokaltmiete (rent excluding utilities)
  • Nettopreis (price without VAT)

References

  • Nettolohn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Nettolohn” in Duden online