Pauschale

German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pauschale n sg, from pauschālis (adjective), itself coined in Austrian officialese from Southern German Pausch, Bausch (wad), which occurs primarily in the now obsolete phrase in Bausch und Bogen (taken as a whole, completely). Originally neuter (as in Latin), with a change of gender occurring in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʊ̯ˈʃaːlə/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /paʊ̯ˈʃaːlɛ/, [paɔ̯-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧scha‧le

Noun

Pauschale f or (Austria) n (mixed or strong, genitive Pauschale or Pauschales, plural Pauschalen or (uncommon) Pauschale or Pauschalien)

  1. (finance) lump sum
  2. (Austria) flat rate

Declension

Derived terms

  • Berufsgruppenpauschale
  • Entfernungspauschale
  • Kilometerpauschale
  • pauschal
  • Pauschalreise
  • Pendlerpauschale
  • Reisekostenpauschale
  • Überstundenpauschale
  • Verpflegungspauschale
  • Versandkostenpauschale
  • Werbungskostenpauschale

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