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Etymology

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A calque of Middle Low German bedrîf, like the underlying verb betreiben (from bedrîven). The noun is closer to the Low German form because of the preserved monophthong (instead of *Betreib). See the regular development in cognate Dutch bedrijf.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈtʁiːp/
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Noun

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Betrieb m (strong, genitive Betriebes or Betriebs, plural Betriebe)

  1. (uncountable) operating or running a technical device, application or process, in other words planful activity under the exploitation of tools, connections and/or manpower with an inherent direction towards an economic result, industry, operation, verbal noun of betreiben
    einwandfreier Betrieb.flawless operation.
  2. (countable) the organizational unit of a company wherewith the entrepreneur pursues a work-technical purpose thus, works
    Coordinate term: Unternehmen

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Betrieb” in Duden online
  • Betrieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Betrieb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon