Überstunde

overtime hour

noun UE-ber-shtoon-de Rare

Usage Note

Überstunde is an hour worked beyond contracted time, almost always used in the plural Überstunden. You machen (do) or leisten overtime, and it may be paid out or compensated with time off (Überstundenabbau). The singular is rare outside compounds.

Examples

"Diesen Monat habe ich zwanzig Überstunden angesammelt."

Natural Translation

This month I accumulated twenty overtime hours.

Literal Translation

This month have I twenty overtime-hours accumulated.

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