betucht

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish בטוח (betuekh, confident, secure).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

betucht (strong nominative masculine singular betuchter, comparative betuchter, superlative am betuchtesten)

  1. (colloquial) well off
    Synonyms: situiert, gutsituiert, vermögend
    Sie stammt aus einer gut betuchten Familie.
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    • 2020 December 18, Susanne Messmer, “Erzählung „Irische Passagiere“ von Richard Ford: Passagen zwischen zwei Leben”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Fords Männer, die übrigens alle gut betucht bis stinkreich sind, haben allesamt etwas Wichtiges verloren. Sie sind auf der Überfahrt.
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Declension

Further reading

  • betucht” in Duden online
  • betucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache