Vocabulary
die
Deckung
/ˈdɛkʊŋ/· noun· Pl. die Deckungen
covering (of costs or a need); (insurance) cover; sufficient funds (in an account); cover (from danger)
Die Deckung is, in finance, the money that covers something (Kostendeckung, mangels Deckung), in insurance what the policy pays for, and in everyday language shelter from danger: in Deckung gehen.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Deckung
- Plural
- die Deckungen
- Genitiv
- der Deckung
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Deckung
covering (costs or a need)
Die Einnahmen reichen zur Deckung der laufenden Kosten nicht aus.
The income is not enough to cover the running costs.
Word family
Deckungdeckento coverdie Kostendeckungcost recoverydie Deckungssummesum insureddie Bedarfsdeckungmeeting demand
Common combinations
- zur Deckung der Kostento cover the costs
- in Deckung gehento take cover
- mangels Deckungdue to insufficient funds
- die Deckung des Bedarfsmeeting demand
Real examples
- Zur Deckung des Haushaltslochs will die Regierung neue Schulden aufnehmen.To cover the budget gap, the government intends to take on new debt.
- Die Haftpflichtversicherung bietet Deckung bis zu zehn Millionen Euro.The liability insurance provides cover of up to ten million euros.
- Die Überweisung konnte mangels Deckung nicht ausgeführt werden.The transfer could not be carried out due to insufficient funds.
