"Geschäft" meaning in German

See Geschäft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃɛft/, [ɡəˈʃɛːft], [ɡəˈʃeːft] [Germany], /ɡeˈʃɛft/, [ɡ̥e-] [Austria] Audio: De-Geschäft.ogg , De-Geschäft2.ogg , De-at-Geschäft.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛft Etymology: From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|gescheft}} Middle High German gescheft, {{inh|de|goh|giscaft}} Old High German giscaft, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gaskafti}} Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, {{cog|yi|געשעפֿט}} Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s|dim=chen,lein}} Geschäft n (strong, genitive Geschäftes or Geschäfts, plural Geschäfte, diminutive Geschäftchen n or Geschäftlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Geschäftes [genitive], Geschäfts [genitive], Geschäfte [plural], Geschäftchen [diminutive, neuter], Geschäftlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Geschäft [nominative, singular], Geschäfte [definite, nominative, plural], Geschäftes [genitive, singular], Geschäfts [genitive, singular], Geschäfte [definite, genitive, plural], Geschäft [dative, singular], Geschäfte [dative, singular], Geschäften [dative, definite, plural], Geschäft [accusative, singular], Geschäfte [accusative, definite, plural], Geschäfft [alternative, obsolete]
  1. shop; store Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Laden, Ladengeschäft
    Sense id: en-Geschäft-de-noun-5KSL8M0G Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, Buildings Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 17 38 Disambiguation of Buildings: 23 27 23 27
  2. business Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschäft-de-noun-EdQEF5WW Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, Buildings, Businesses Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 17 38 Disambiguation of Buildings: 23 27 23 27 Disambiguation of Businesses: 14 44 22 20
  3. business activity Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschäft-de-noun-xOHwKysM Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, Buildings Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 17 38 Disambiguation of Buildings: 23 27 23 27
  4. transaction Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschäft-de-noun-zpIlGaPD Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, Buildings Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 17 38 Disambiguation of Buildings: 23 27 23 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Angelgeschäft, Anlagengeschäft, Antiquitätengeschäft, Bekleidungsgeschäft, Blumengeschäft, Briefmarkengeschäft, Brillengeschäft, Buchgeschäft, Delikatessengeschäft, Delikatessgeschäft, Delikateßgeschäft, Detailgeschäft, Drogengeschäft, Einzelhandelgeschäft, Fachgeschäft, Fahrgeschäft, Fahrradgeschäft, Fischgeschäft, Fleischgeschäft, Fotogeschäft, Geflügelgeschäft, Gemüsegeschäft, geschäften, geschäftig, Geschäftsabschluß, Geschäftsabschluss, Geschäftsbedingung, Geschäftsessen, Geschäftsfrau, geschäftsführend, Geschäftsführer, Geschäftsführung, Geschäftsgeheimnis, Geschäftsidee, Geschäftsinhaber, Geschäftsinhaberin, Geschäftsleiter, Geschäftsleiterin, Geschäftsleute, Geschäftsmann, Geschäftsmodell, Geschäftspartner, Geschäftspartnerin, Geschäftsräume, Geschäftsreise, Geschäftsschluß, Geschäftsschluss, Geschäftssinn, Geschäftsstrasse, Geschäftsstraße, Geschäftsstrategie, Geschäftsträger, Geschäftsträgerin, Geschäftstüchtigkeit, Geschäftsviertel, Geschäftsvorfall, Getränkegeschäft, Großhandelgeschäft, Grosshandelgeschäft, Handelsgeschäft, Haushaltswarengeschäft, Juweliergeschäft, Kaffeegeschäft, Käsegeschäft, Kassageschäft, Kleidergeschäft, Kolonialwarengeschäft, Konfektionsgeschäft, Kosmetikgeschäft, Ladengeschäft, Lebensmittelgeschäft, Lederwarengeschäft, Markengeschäft, Metallwarengeschäft, Milchgeschäft, Möbelgeschäft, Modegeschäft, Musikgeschäft, Obst- und Gemüsegeschäft, Obstgeschäft, Photogeschäft, Plattengeschäft, Radiogeschäft, Sarggeschäft, Schmuckgeschäft, Schreibwarengeschäft, Schuhgeschäft, Specialgeschäft, Spezialgeschäft, Spielwarengeschäft, Spirituosengeschäft, Stoffgeschäft, Süßwarenfachgeschäft, Süßwarengeschäft, Taubengeschäft, Teegeschäft, Telefongeschäft, Telephongeschäft, Termingeschäft, Textilgeschäft, Waffengeschäft, Wäschegeschäft, Weingeschäft, Weißwarengeschäft, Weisswarengeschäft

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Angelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Anlagengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Antiquitätengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bekleidungsgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Blumengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Briefmarkengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Brillengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Buchgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Delikatessengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Delikatessgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Delikateßgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Detailgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Drogengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Einzelhandelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fachgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fahrgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fahrradgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fischgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fleischgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fotogeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geflügelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gemüsegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "geschäften"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "geschäftig"
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    {
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      "word": "Geschäftsabschluß"
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      "word": "Geschäftsabschluss"
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      "word": "Geschäftsbedingung"
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      "word": "Geschäftsessen"
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    {
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      "word": "Geschäftsfrau"
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      "word": "geschäftsführend"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsführer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsführung"
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      "word": "Geschäftsgeheimnis"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Geschäftsidee"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsinhaber"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsinhaberin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsleiter"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Geschäftsleiterin"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsleute"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsmann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsmodell"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftspartner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftspartnerin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsräume"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsreise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsschluß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsschluss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftssinn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsstrasse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsstraße"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsstrategie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsträger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsträgerin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftstüchtigkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsviertel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Geschäftsvorfall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Getränkegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Großhandelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Grosshandelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Handelsgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Haushaltswarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Juweliergeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kaffeegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Käsegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kassageschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kleidergeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kolonialwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Konfektionsgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kosmetikgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ladengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Lebensmittelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Lederwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Markengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Metallwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Milchgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Möbelgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Modegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Musikgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Obst- und Gemüsegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Obstgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Photogeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Plattengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Radiogeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Sarggeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Schmuckgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Schreibwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Schuhgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Specialgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Spezialgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Spielwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Spirituosengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Stoffgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Süßwarenfachgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Süßwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Taubengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Teegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Telefongeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Telephongeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Termingeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Textilgeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Waffengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschegeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Weingeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Weißwarengeschäft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Weisswarengeschäft"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geszeft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "gheșeft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geschäft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "gešéft",
      "word": "ґеше́фт"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "gescheft"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "giscaft"
      },
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    },
    {
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        "3": "*gaskafti"
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      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "געשעפֿט"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Geschäftes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäftchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäftlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäftes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschäfft",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Geschäft n (strong, genitive Geschäftes or Geschäfts, plural Geschäfte, diminutive Geschäftchen n or Geschäftlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Ge",
        "schäft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 33 17 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 27 23 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Buildings",
          "orig": "de:Buildings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shop; store"
      ],
      "id": "en-Geschäft-de-noun-5KSL8M0G",
      "links": [
        [
          "shop",
          "shop"
        ],
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          "store"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Laden"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ladengeschäft"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17",
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 11 11 17 11 17",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "ref": "2025 September 22, “38. Schildescher Stiftsmarkt vom 26. bis 28. September. Herz des Bezirkes putzt sich heraus”, in Westfalen-Blatt, number 221, published 23 September 2025, page BF15:",
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          "translation": "At around 100 vendor booths you get associations and businesses presenting themselves and local restaurateurs offer their choice delicacies.",
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      "word": "Blumengeschäft"
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      "word": "Fotogeschäft"
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      "word": "Geflügelgeschäft"
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      "word": "Gemüsegeschäft"
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      "word": "geschäften"
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      "word": "geschäftig"
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      "word": "Geschäftsabschluß"
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      "word": "Geschäftsabschluss"
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      "word": "Geschäftsbedingung"
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      "word": "Geschäftsessen"
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      "word": "Geschäftsfrau"
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      "word": "geschäftsführend"
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    },
    {
      "word": "Geschäftsreise"
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      "word": "Geschäftsschluß"
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      "word": "Geschäftsschluss"
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      "word": "Geschäftsstrasse"
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      "word": "Möbelgeschäft"
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      "word": "Plattengeschäft"
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      "word": "Sarggeschäft"
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        "strong"
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          "translation": "At around 100 vendor booths you get associations and businesses presenting themselves and local restaurateurs offer their choice delicacies.",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɡəˈʃɛːft]"
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      "ipa": "[ɡəˈʃeːft]",
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/De-Gesch%C3%A4ft2.ogg/De-Gesch%C3%A4ft2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/De-Gesch%C3%A4ft2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Geschäft.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fa/De-at-Gesch%C3%A4ft.ogg/De-at-Gesch%C3%A4ft.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/De-at-Gesch%C3%A4ft.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛft"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Geschäft"
}

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