Schneeballsystem

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German

Etymology

Schneeball (“snowball”) +‎ System (“system”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃneːbalzʏsˌteːm/
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  • Hyphenation: Schnee‧ball‧sys‧tem

Noun

Schneeballsystem n (strong, genitive Schneeballsystems, plural Schneeballsysteme)

  1. pyramid scheme
    Synonym: Pyramidensystem
    • 2021 December 29, Lisa Nienhaus et al., “Krypto-Game over”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Also läuft alles auf eine Art Schneeballsystem hinaus: Die Sache lohnt sich nur, wenn immer mehr Leute mitmachen, und vor allem für diejenigen, die früh dabei waren.
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Declension

Declension of Schneeballsystem
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schneeballsystem die Schneeballsysteme
genitive eines des Schneeballsystems der Schneeballsysteme
dative einem dem Schneeballsystem den Schneeballsystemen
accusative ein das Schneeballsystem die Schneeballsysteme

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