Noun
der Voraus
Pronunciation: /foˈʁaʊ̯s/
(law) surviving spouse's preferential share (household goods)
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Meanings
Noun
- (law) surviving spouse's preferential share (household goods)
Example sentence
Zum Voraus gehören vor allem die Haushaltsgegenstände.
The spouse's preferential share mainly covers the household goods.
Word forms
singular
der Voraus
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Voraus
Accusativeden Voraus
Dativedem Voraus
Genitivedes Voraus
Voraus has no common plural.
Usage
- der Voraus — This is a specialist inheritance-law noun concerning a surviving spouse.
- Voraus / im Voraus — The legal noun differs from the everyday phrase meaning in advance.
Im Lehrbuch wird der Voraus des Ehegatten in einem eigenen Abschnitt erklärt.
The textbook explains the surviving spouse's preferential share in a separate section.
Not the word you meant? See also voraus (Adverb).