Ausgabe

expense

noun OWS-gah-beh Less Common

Also means

edition

Usage Note

Ausgabe is a busy word: in finance it means 'expenditure' (often plural Ausgaben, the opposite of Einnahmen), but for a book or magazine it means 'edition' or 'issue'. It comes from ausgeben ('to spend' or 'to issue'). Context tells you which sense applies.

Examples

"Die Ausgaben sind dieses Jahr hoch."

Natural Translation

The expenses are high this year.

Literal Translation

The expenses are this year high.

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