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German word
Kündigung
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkʏndɪgʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine nouncancellation
Example
Ich habe die Kündigung des Vertrags geschickt.
I sent the cancellation notice for the contract.
More examples
Die Kündigung des Mietvertrags ist zum 30. April wirksam.
The cancellation of the rental contract is effective on April 30.
Core concept
A formal notice that one side ends a contract or employment relationship.
Common phrases
Kündigung des Mietvertrags
cancellation of the rental contract
schriftliche Kündigung
written cancellation notice
fristgerechte Kündigung
timely cancellation
Similar words
Beendigung: The ending of a contract, process, or event.
Stornierung: The process of cancelling a booking or order.
Widerruf: A formal statement withdrawing from a contract or application within a set period.
Abmeldung: The process of deregistering from a service or changing a registered address.
Definition in German
Die Erklärung, ein bestehendes Vertrags- oder Arbeitsverhältnis zu beenden; oft einseitig ausgesprochen.
Word origin
Kündigung is formed from kündigen with the noun-forming suffix -ung, while kündigen is related to kund, meaning 'known', and originally involved making something known.
Usage tips
- Kündigung can mean a contract cancellation, an employee's resignation, or an employer's dismissal, so the context identifies who ends the relationship.
Other meanings
- dismissalnoun
- resignationnoun
Opposites
- Vertragsabschlussconclusion of the contractnoun
Related words
- kündigencancelverb
- Kündigungsdatumcancellation datenoun
- kündbarcancellableadjective