German word

Festlegung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfɛstˌleːgʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounarrangement

Example

Die Festlegungen wurden gestern im Team besprochen.

The arrangements were discussed within the team yesterday.

Illustration for Festlegung (arrangement)

More examples

Wir müssen bis morgen eine Festlegung treffen.

We must make an arrangement by tomorrow.

Core concept

A marked boundary around the terms, dates, and steps that a group must follow.

Common phrases

  • eine Festlegung treffen

    make an arrangement

  • verbindliche Festlegung

    binding arrangement

  • bei der Festlegung

    when making the arrangement

Similar words

Entscheidung: A choice among options that brings a matter to a settled result.
Vereinbarung: A shared agreement in which several parties promise to observe set terms.
Regelung: A formal arrangement for managing something through rules or procedures.
Bestimmung: A stated rule or clause contained in a legal or official document.

Definition in German

Eine konkrete Vereinbarung oder Feststellung, die bestimmte Bedingungen, Termine oder Abläufe verbindlich bestimmt.

Word origin

Festlegung is derived from festlegen, combining fest, meaning 'firm', with legen, meaning 'lay' or 'put', plus -ung for an act or result.

Usage tips

  • Unlike Entscheidung, which centers on choosing, Festlegung centers on fixing a rule, term, or procedure.

Other meanings

  • decisionnoun
  • provisionnoun

Opposites

  • Unbestimmtheituncertaintynoun
  • Unentschlossenheitindecisionnoun

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