German word

Steuergeld

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌgɛlt/

Meaning

  • neuter nountax money

Example

Die Schule wurde mit Steuergeldern renoviert.

The school was renovated with tax money.

Illustration for Steuergeld (tax money)

More examples

Die Regierung will Steuergeld einsparen.

The government wants to save tax money.

Core concept

Tax-funded money gathered into a public budget and spent on shared facilities and services.

Common phrases

  • Steuergeld einsparen

    save tax money

  • Steuergeld für soziale Projekte

    tax money for social projects

  • die Verwendung von Steuergeld

    the use of tax money

Similar words

Steuereinnahmen: The amount of tax revenue received by a government or local authority.
Öffentliche Ausgaben: Money spent by public bodies on services, facilities, and other public needs.
Staatshaushalt: A yearly plan setting out a country's government income and expenditure.

Definition in German

Geld aus Steuereinnahmen, das von Staat oder Kommune für öffentliche Zwecke eingesetzt wird.

Word origin

The German compound Steuergeld combines Steuer, tax, with Geld, money, to name funds obtained through taxation.

Usage tips

  • In the example, Steuergeldern is the dative plural form after mit, not a special form of the singular mass noun.

Opposites

  • Privatfinanzierungprivate financingnoun
  • Privatmittelprivate fundsnoun

Related words

  • steuerrechtlichtax-lawadjective
  • Steuerpolitiktax policynoun

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