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die Geldwäsche

B2

money laundering

English meaning
money laundering
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Crime & Police

Geldwäsche in a sentence

Geldwäsche ist ein schweres Verbrechen.

Money laundering is a serious crime.

Declension of die Geldwäsche

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Geldwäsche
Accusativedie Geldwäsche
Dativeder Geldwäsche
Genitiveder Geldwäsche

Word family

die Geldwäsche is built from die Wäsche (laundry, underwear) and das Geld (money). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Geldwäsche comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Geld und Wäsche

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Questions about Geldwäsche

Is it der, die or das Geldwäsche?

It is die Geldwäsche — Geldwäsche is feminine.

What is the genitive of Geldwäsche?

The genitive singular is der Geldwäsche.

What does Geldwäsche mean in English?

die Geldwäsche means "money laundering". For example: "Geldwäsche ist ein schweres Verbrechen." — "Money laundering is a serious crime."

What level is Geldwäsche in German?

Geldwäsche is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.

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