Noun
der Etat
Pronunciation: /eˈtaː/
budget
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plural Etats
Meanings
Noun
- budget
Example sentence
Der Etat für die Bibliothek wurde in diesem Jahr gekürzt.
The budget for the library was cut this year.
Word forms
singular
der Etat
plural
die Etats
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Etat
Accusativeden Etat
Dativedem Etat
Genitivedes Etats
Plural
Nominativedie Etats
Accusativedie Etats
Dativeden Etats
Genitiveder Etats
Usage
- den Etat kürzen — Cut the budget.
- Etat / Haushaltsplan — A budget versus the plan setting out income and expenditure.
Für die neuen Instrumente war im Etat kein Geld vorgesehen.
No money had been allocated in the budget for the new instruments.