wachtgeld

Dutch

Etymology

From wachten (“to wait”) +‎ geld (“money”)

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wacht‧geld

Noun

wachtgeld n (plural wachtgelden, diminutive wachtgeldje n)

  1. (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

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.