German word

Erwerb

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁp/

Meaning

  • masculine nounobtaining

Example

Für den Erwerb des Führerscheins braucht man eine Prüfung.

An exam is required to obtain a driver's license.

Illustration for Erwerb (obtaining)

More examples

Der Erwerb von Informationen aus zuverlässigen Quellen hilft bei fundierten Entscheidungen.

Obtaining information from reliable sources helps in making well-founded decisions.

Core concept

A deliberate process that brings a possession, legal right, or learned skill into someone's hands.

Common phrases

  • Erwerb von Informationen

    obtaining information

  • Erwerb einer Qualifikation

    obtaining a qualification

  • Erwerb durch Erfahrung

    acquisition through experience

Similar words

Kauf: Buying goods or services for money and thereby gaining ownership.
Erlangung: Obtaining qualifications, rights, or knowledge through effort or a formal process.
Akquisition: Business efforts or transactions aimed at gaining customers, companies, or assets.

Definition in German

Erwerb bezeichnet das Gewinnen von Besitz, Rechten oder Kenntnissen durch Handlungen wie Kauf, Tausch, Leistung oder rechtliche Maßnahmen.

Word origin

Erwerb is the noun formed from erwerben, which developed from Old High German irwerban and combines er- with werben in its older sense of striving or soliciting.

Usage tips

  • Erwerb is more formal than the everyday noun Kauf and commonly appears in legal phrases such as Erwerb des Eigentums.

Other meanings

  • gainnoun
  • purchasenoun

Opposites

  • Veräußerungsalenoun

Related words

  • erwerbenacquireverb
  • Erwerbstätigkeitemploymentnoun

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