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German
Etymology
19th century, via thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch) from Yiddish רוח (reyvakh), from Hebrew רוח (réwaḥ, “profit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Reibach m (strong, genitive Reibachs, no plural)
- (informal) large profit, killing
- (den großen) Reibach machen ― to make a killing
2023 July 20, Johannes Kopp, “Missglückter Einkauf vor der WM: Oben ohne”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Vor der letzten Männer-WM machten die Sportartikelhersteller den großen Reibach. Das argentinische und das portugiesische Hemd wurden besonders häufig über die Ladentheke gereicht.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Reibach” in Duden online
- “Reibach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache