Vocabulary
die
Kaltmiete
/ˈkaltˌmiːtə/· noun· Pl. die Kaltmieten
bare rent (without heating and service charges)
Ads usually show the Kaltmiete: „690 € kalt“. Heating, water and other costs come on top — together that's the Warmmiete.
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- Singular
- die Kaltmiete
- Plural
- die Kaltmieten
- Genitiv
- der Kaltmiete
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Kaltmiete
bare rent, net rent
Die Kaltmiete beträgt 690 Euro.
The bare rent is 690 euros.
Word family
Kaltmietedie Warmmieterent including heating and service chargesdie Mieterentkaltcold
Common combinations
- 700 Euro kalt700 euros bare rent
- die Kaltmiete plus Nebenkostenbare rent plus service charges
- drei Kaltmieten Kautiona deposit of three months' bare rent
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
die Warmmiete
Common learner mistakes
- In der Anzeige steht 600 Euro kalt, also zahle ich 600 Euro im Monat.In der Anzeige steht 600 Euro kalt — mit Nebenkosten zahle ich mehr.„kalt“ in an ad means without heating and service charges; what you really pay each month is the Warmmiete.
Real examples
- Die Kaltmiete beträgt 690 Euro, dazu kommen 180 Euro Nebenkosten.The bare rent is 690 euros, plus 180 euros service charges.
- Wie hoch ist die Kaltmiete?How much is the bare rent?
- Die Wohnung kostet 750 Euro kalt.The flat costs 750 euros without utilities.
