Noun
der Zuschlag
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk/
surcharge, additional charge, extra fee
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plural Zuschläge
Meanings
Noun
- surcharge, additional charge, extra fee
- extra pay, bonus, premium, compensation, supplement (for example for weekend or holiday work)
- to be knocked down, to go to someone, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel (at an auction)
- to be awarded the contract (in contract bidding, tendering)
Example sentence
Wird das einen Zuschlag kosten?
Will there be an extra charge for that?
Word forms
singular
der Zuschlag
plural
die Zuschläge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Zuschlag
Accusativeden Zuschlag
Dativedem Zuschlag
Genitivedes Zuschlags
Plural
Nominativedie Zuschläge
Accusativedie Zuschläge
Dativeden Zuschlägen
Genitiveder Zuschläge
Usage
- einen Zuschlag zahlen — Pay a surcharge in addition to the ordinary price.
- den Zuschlag erhalten — Can separately mean win a contract or auction lot.
Für das größere Zimmer zahlen wir einen kleinen Zuschlag.
We pay a small surcharge for the larger room.