Nettoverdienst

German

Etymology

netto (“net”) +‎ Verdienst (“earnings/merit”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛtosfɛɐ̯ˌdiːnst]
  • Hyphenation: Net‧to‧ver‧dienst

Noun

Nettoverdienst m (strong, genitive Nettoverdiensts, plural Nettoverdienste)

  1. (economics, finance) net earnings, take-home pay (the amount of money an employee receives after all taxes, social security contributions, and other deductions have been subtracted from the gross salary)
    Nach der Gehaltserhöhung stieg sein monatlicher Nettoverdienst spürbar an.
    After the salary increase, his monthly net earnings rose noticeably.
    Bei Gehaltsverhandlungen wird meist über das Bruttoeinkommen gesprochen, entscheidend für den Lebensstandard ist jedoch der Nettoverdienst.
    In salary negotiations, people usually talk about gross income, but the decisive factor for the standard of living is the net earnings.

Declension

Declension of Nettoverdienst [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nettoverdienst die Nettoverdienste
genitive eines des Nettoverdiensts der Nettoverdienste
dative einem dem Nettoverdienst den Nettoverdiensten
accusative einen den Nettoverdienst die Nettoverdienste

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Coordinate terms

  • Verdienstausfall (loss of earnings)
  • Nettoinlandsprodukt (net domestic product)

References

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