Vokabahn

Expansion

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Noun

die Expansion

Pronunciation: /ɛkspanˈzi̯oːn/

expansion

C1 rank #6,242 plural Expansionen

Meanings

Noun
  1. expansion
  2. growth

Example sentence

Die Expansion nach Asien war für die Firma ein großer Schritt.

The expansion into Asia was a big step for the company.

Word forms

singular die Expansion
plural die Expansionen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Expansion
Accusativedie Expansion
Dativeder Expansion
Genitiveder Expansion

Plural

Nominativedie Expansionen
Accusativedie Expansionen
Dativeden Expansionen
Genitiveder Expansionen

Usage

  • die Expansion eines Unternehmens — The expansion of a business into new areas or markets.
  • expandieren — The related verb means expand, as in in neue Märkte expandieren.
Extra sentence

Die Expansion wurde wegen der hohen Kosten verschoben.

The expansion was postponed because of the high costs.