"–" meaning in German

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Symbol

Head templates: {{head|de|symbol}} –
  1. Used to replace two zeroes after the decimal point in monetary values in running text (in tables, the em dash — is used).
    Sense id: en-–-de-symbol-pYE0Ed2r Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, German symbols Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 3 2 2 12 3 14 14 4 7 4 4 4 6 9 5 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 1 1 13 1 13 13 5 6 5 5 5 6 10 5 4 3 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of German symbols: 59 41
  2. Used to replace a zero before the decimal point, i. e. for monetary values below 1.
    Sense id: en-–-de-symbol-SCsvHB0p
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          "_dis": "59 41",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dieses Gerät kostet 12,– DM."
        }
      ],
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        "Used to replace two zeroes after the decimal point in monetary values in running text (in tables, the em dash — is used)."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "decimal point",
          "decimal point"
        ],
        [
          "—",
          "—"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Diese Packung Milch kostet –,89 DM."
        }
      ],
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        "Used to replace a zero before the decimal point, i. e. for monetary values below 1."
      ],
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  "word": "–"
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          "text": "Dieses Gerät kostet 12,– DM."
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          "text": "Diese Packung Milch kostet –,89 DM."
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "–"
}

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