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The official means of payment of a country in the form of coins and bills, used to buy goods and services.
Hast du genug Geld dabei, um die Kinokarten zu bezahlen?
Do you have enough money with you to pay for the movie tickets?
'Geld' (money) is an uncountable noun and is used almost exclusively in the singular in everyday language. You say 'viel Geld' (a lot of money) or 'wenig Geld' (little money), but not 'viele Gelder'.
Für diese Reise brauche ich viel Geld.
I need a lot of money for this trip.
'Geld' (money) is a common base word for compounds. Important examples are 'Bargeld' (cash), 'Taschengeld' (pocket money), and 'Geldautomat' (ATM).
Ich muss noch Bargeld am Geldautomaten abheben.
I still need to withdraw cash from the ATM.
Many typical verbs for financial transactions are combined with 'Geld' (money). These include: 'Geld verdienen' (to earn money), 'Geld ausgeben' (to spend money), 'Geld sparen' (to save money), and 'Geld abheben' (to withdraw money).
Jeden Monat versuche ich, etwas Geld zu sparen.
Every month I try to save some money.
The idiom 'Geld aus dem Fenster werfen' (to throw money out the window) is a figurative expression for wastefulness. The expression itself is fixed, but it can be used in different sentence structures.
Ein neues Handy zu kaufen, obwohl deins noch funktioniert, ist wie Geld aus dem Fenster werfen.
Buying a new phone even though yours still works is like throwing money away.
fortune / ability
'das Geld' and 'das Vermögen' both have to do with financial means. 'Geld' means the means of payment itself or a sum of money that you can spend. 'Vermögen' means the total financial assets of a person or organization, so not just money, but also houses, land, or other valuable things, for example. The words can be confused because a fortune often also includes money. In everyday situations involving paying or saving, you usually say 'Geld'. When it is about total possessions and wealth, 'Vermögen' is more precise.
Sie spart jeden Monat etwas Geld für den Urlaub.
She saves some money every month for her vacation.
Sein Vermögen besteht nicht nur aus Geld, sondern auch aus zwei Wohnungen.
His fortune consists not only of money, but also of two apartments.