smartegeld

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Dutch

Etymology

From smart (sorrow, grief) +‎ geld (money).

Noun

smartegeld n (plural smartegelden)

  1. (law) solatium

Usage notes

The official spelling is smartengeld[1] (a hypercorrection), but even the state television doesn't use it.[2]

References

  1. ^ “Wat is juist: smartegeld of smartengeld?”, in Onze Taal, 2013 November 11 (last accessed), archived from the original on 25 August 2013
  2. ^ http://nos.nl/artikel/536829-smartegeld-voor-britse-g20dode.html