Haushaltsgemeinschaft

shared household

noun HOWS-halts-ge-mine-shahft Rare

Also means

communal living arrangement

Usage Note

Haushaltsgemeinschaft describes people living together and sharing household expenses, whether a family, couple, or flatmates. It is an important legal concept for benefit entitlement: authorities may assess the household's combined income.

Examples

"Als Haushaltsgemeinschaft sparen sie erhebliche Lebenshaltungskosten."

Natural Translation

As a shared household they save considerable living costs.

Literal Translation

As household-community they save considerable living-costs.

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