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German
Etymology
From Middle High German bestant, equivalent to be- + Stand. Cognate with Dutch bestand, German Low German Bestahn, Bestand, West Frisian bestân.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bestand m (strong, genitive Bestandes or Bestands, plural Bestände)
- stock, inventory
- portfolio
- (forestry) population
- durable existence, persistence; duration; continuance
1927, Adolf Halfeld, Amerika und der Amerikanismus. Kritische Betrachtungen eines Deutschen und Europäers, Jena: Eugen Diederichs, page 19:Gerade hier, wo die Amerikanisierung am notwendigsten ist, um den Bestand der sozialen Ordnung, das Gleichgewicht der Entwicklung sicherzustellen – gerade hier ist sie zehnfach erschwert, weil Blut und Rasse entgegenstehen, die unverwandelbar sind.- Especially here, where Americanization is most necessary to secure the continuance of the social order, the balance of development – especially here it is complicated tenfold, for blood and race stand in opposition, which are intransmutable.
1996, Die Sterne (lyrics and music), “Trrrmmer”, in Posen:Es war sehr gut und von Bestand / Kaum einer weiß bis heut', warum es dann verschwand- It was very good and kept on / Hardly anybody to this day knows why it disappeared
- (Austria, Southern Germany) lease
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Luxembourgish
Noun
Bestand m (plural Bestänn)
- stock, supply