German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin pauschale n sg, from pauschālis (adjective), itself coined in Austrian officialese from Southern German Pausch, Bausch (wad), which occurs primarily in the now obsolete phrase im Bausch und Bogen (taken as a whole, completely). Originally neuter (as in Latin), with a change of gender occurring in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paʊ̯ˈʃaːlə/
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧scha‧le
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Noun

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Pauschale f or (Austria) n (mixed or strong, genitive Pauschale or Pauschales, plural Pauschalen or (uncommon) Pauschale or Pauschalien)

  1. (finance) lump sum
  2. (Austria) flat rate

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