Pauschale

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin pauschale n sg, from pauschālis (adjective), itself coined in Austrian officialese from Southern German Pausch, Bausch (wad), which occurs primarily in the now obsolete phrase im Bausch und Bogen (taken as a whole, completely). Originally neuter (as in Latin), with a change of gender occurring in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paʊ̯ˈʃaːlə/
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧scha‧le
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Pauschale f or (Austria) n (mixed or strong, genitive Pauschale or Pauschales, plural Pauschalen or (uncommon) Pauschale or Pauschalien)

  1. (finance) lump sum
  2. (Austria) flat rate

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