wachtgeld

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (social welfare) an allowance paid to someone who is involuntarily unemployed in their field of expertise which equates to about 70% of the expected salary at their experience level in the Netherlands

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish wachten (wait, expect, take guard) + Dutch, Flemish geld (money, levy, payment).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

geld

Gloss

money, levy, payment

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

金

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