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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with German Geschäft.
Noun
Geschäft n
- (Uri) shop, store
- (Uri) business
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft).
Pronunciation
Noun
Geschäft n (strong, genitive Geschäftes or Geschäfts, plural Geschäfte, diminutive Geschäftchen n or Geschäftlein n)
- shop; store
- Synonyms: Laden, Ladengeschäft
- business
- business activity
2010, Der Spiegel, number 46/2010, page 89:Unternehmen und Manager, die bei ihren Geschäften im Ausland Menschenrechte verletzen, sollen künftig auch nach deutschem Zivil- und Wirtschaftsrecht haftbar gemacht werden.- Entrepreneurs and managers that violate human rights during their foreign business activities are to be held liable according to German civil and commercial law in the future.
- transaction
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Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Geschäft n (plural Geschäfter)
- shop
- transaction