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German
Etymology
um- + Schlag
Compare the noun Umschlagen, nominalisation of the verb umschlagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊmʃlaːk/
- Hyphenation: Um‧schlag
Noun
Umschlag m (strong, genitive Umschlages or Umschlags, plural Umschläge)
- envelope
- wrapper, cover of a book, dust jacket
- (medicine) compress
- (economics) turnover
1867, Karl Marx, Das Kapital , I: Der Produktionsprocess des Kapitals, Hamburg: Otto Meissner:Der Umschlag unterstellt die Reproduktion als vermittelt durch Cirkulation, also durch Verkauf des Produkts, durch seine Verwandlung in Geld und Rückverwandlung aus Geld in seine Produktionselemente.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (logistics) transloading, handling
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Further reading
- “Umschlag” in Duden online
- “Umschlag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache