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Haushalt

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Etymology

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Cognate with English household, Middle Low German hūsholt, Dutch huishouden (earlier huishold). By surface analysis, Haus (house) +‎ halten (to hold).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯shalt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Haus‧halt

Noun

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Haushalt m (strong, genitive Haushaltes or Haushalts, plural Haushalte)

  1. household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home)
    Synonyms: Hausgemeinschaft, Hausstand, Familie
    Eine moderne Windkraftanlage mit 3 MW Leistung erzeugt soviel Strom, wie 2.000 Haushalte benötigen.
    A modern 3 MW wind turbine generates as much electricity as 2.000 households require.
  2. (finance, politics) budget (itemized summary of intended expenditure and expected revenue)
    Synonyms: Budget, Etat
    Die Haushalte des Bundes und der Länder sind nicht ausgeglichen.
    The federal and the state budgets are not balanced.
  3. housework (domestic chores)
    Synonym: Hausarbeit
    Meine Frau und ich machen den Haushalt zusammen.
    My wife and I do the housework together.
  4. (biology) balance (between the production and consumption of a biochemical)
    Energiehaushaltenergy balance
    Insulinhaushaltinsulin balance
    Kohlenhydrathaushaltcarbohydrate balance, carbohydrate metabolism

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Haushalt” in Duden online
  • Haushalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache