Neuter

Trinkgeld

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) tip (small amount of money given to service providers, such as waiters, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc.)
  2. (figuratively, neuter, strong) any small or insufficient amount of money, e.g. a low wage

Concepts

drink money

alcohol expenses

drinking money

Translations

douceurtje

φιλοδώρημα

بَقْشِيش

إِكْرَامِيَّة

بَخْشِيش

φακελάκι

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

batze

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fränggli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtrɪŋkˌɡɛlt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German trincgelt. Equivalent to trinken (“to drink”) + Geld (“money”), meaning an extra to buy drinks with.

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