Noun
das Weihnachtsgeld
Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪ̯naxtsˌɡɛlt/
Christmas bonus (an additional payment made to employees by their employer before Christmas)
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Meanings
Noun
- Christmas bonus (an additional payment made to employees by their employer before Christmas)
Example sentence
Hat man einen gesetzlichen Anspruch auf Weihnachtsgeld?
Does one have a legal claim to a Christmas bonus?
Word forms
singular
das Weihnachtsgeld
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Weihnachtsgeld
Accusativedas Weihnachtsgeld
Dativedem Weihnachtsgeld
Genitivedes Weihnachtsgelds
Weihnachtsgeld has no common plural.
Usage
- Weihnachtsgeld erhalten — Receive a Christmas bonus.
- Weihnachtsgeld / Weihnachtsgeschenk — An employment-related payment versus a Christmas gift.
Sie legte einen Teil ihres Weihnachtsgeldes für eine Reise zurück.
She put aside part of her Christmas bonus for a trip.