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Hochfinanz
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German
de
Etymology
From de hoch Finanz, a de fr haute finance 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhoːx.fiˌnants/
de De-Hochfinanz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hoch fi nanz
Noun
f.sg de usually derogatory sometimes proscribed
high finance group of people involved in large-scale financial endeavours
Usage notes
Some commentators caution against this word because it has at various times been used with anti-Semitic undertones. However, these undertones are neither originally nor generally included in the term. What is true, however, is that the German word is more derogatory than its English equivalent.
Declension
f.sg
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