Neuter
Meaning
- (neuter, strong) tip (small amount of money given to service providers, such as waiters, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc.)
- (figuratively, neuter, strong) any small or insufficient amount of money, e.g. a low wage
Synonyms
Geld zum Trinken
Ausgaben für Alkoholika
Sonderzulage
Teegeld
Schaskelobi
Neujährchen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
batze
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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