Gewinn

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See also: gewinn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewin, from Old High German giwin, from Proto-Germanic *gawinną. See gewinnen (“to win”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈvɪn/, /ɡɛˈvɪn/
Hyphenation: Ge‧winn
Audio (Austria): (file)
Audio (Germany): (file)

Noun

Gewinn m (strong, genitive Gewinnes or Gewinns, plural Gewinne)

profit, gain, yield
winnings, prize

Declension

Declension of Gewinn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gewinn	die	Gewinne
genitive	eines	des	Gewinnes, Gewinns	der	Gewinne
dative	einem	dem	Gewinn, Gewinne¹	den	Gewinnen
accusative	einen	den	Gewinn	die	Gewinne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Erkenntnisgewinn (“gain in knowledge”)
Geldgewinn (“financial prize, cash winning”)
Hauptgewinn (“main prize, jackpot”)
Nebengewinn (“minor prize”)
Sachgewinn (“material prize”)
Zeitgewinn (“timer-saver”)
Zwischengewinn (“interim gain”)

Derived terms

Related terms

Gewinner

Further reading

“Gewinn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gewinn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Gewinn” in Duden online
Gewinn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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