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Sold
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sold șold
German
de:
Etymology
From de gmh solt, from de fro solt, from de la solidus a Roman gold coin.
Pronunciation
de /zɔlt/
de De-Sold.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de sollt
Noun
m,(e)s
de military loosely or historic any pay or salary of a soldier
de Schon am Zahltag hatte der junge Husarenkorporal seinen ganzen Wochensold versoffen. Already on payday the young hussar corporal had spent his entire weekly pay on drink.
de military Germany the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than two years, including (until 2011) conscripts as well as those rendering the substitute service (de Zivildienst)
de loosely de Besoldung kind of salary for soldiers and civil servants
de figurative pay, payroll, reward
de Er ist ein schamloser Lobbyist im Sold der Wirtschafts- und Finanzelite. He is a shameless lobbiyst on the payroll of the economic and financial elite.
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de besolden Ehrensold Söldling Söldner Soldstufe Wehrsold
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