Reibach
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
19th century, via thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch) from Yiddish רוח (reyvakh), from Hebrew רוח (réwaḥ, “profit”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Reibach m (strong, genitive Reibachs, no plural)
- (informal) large profit, killing
- (den großen) Reibach machen ― to make a killing
- 2023 July 20, Johannes Kopp, “Missglückter Einkauf vor der WM: Oben ohne”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Vor der letzten Männer-WM machten die Sportartikelhersteller den großen Reibach. Das argentinische und das portugiesische Hemd wurden besonders häufig über die Ladentheke gereicht.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Reibach [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
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