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German
Etymology
From Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic *spannō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”). Cognate with Dutch span, spanne, English span.
Pronunciation
Noun
Spanne f (genitive Spanne, plural Spannen)
- span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger)
- (historical) span (semi-standardised measure of length)
- range; margin; spread (scope between two values, e.g. a mininum and a maximum)
1938 March 5, RG 2. Zivilsenat, Urteil, numbers Az.: II 104/37 – RGZ 157, 213–228, page 218:Die Revision sagt hierzu, der Schaden des Aktionärs bestehe in der Entwertung des Vermögens der Gesellschaft, er erfasse also die Spanne zwischen dem Betrage, den die Klägerin für die Aktien bezahlt habe, und dem inneren Wert der Aktien unter Berücksichtigung der schädigenden Handlung;- The revision says, the damage of the shareholder consists in the devaluation of the property of the company, so it encompasses but the margin between the amount which the claimant paid for the shares and the inner value of the shares accounting for the damaging act;
- span; period of time
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Further reading
- “Spanne” in Duden online
- “Spanne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spanne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon