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money
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?
money / wealth
Possessions or assets in financial form.
Er hat sein ganzes Geld in Immobilien investiert.
He invested all his money in real estate.
to throw money away
An idiom that means to spend money unnecessarily or carelessly; to waste money.
Für so ein teures Kleid, das du nur einmal trägst, wirfst du wirklich Geld aus dem Fenster.
For such an expensive dress that you'll only wear once, you're really throwing money away.
to be rolling in money
An idiom that means to be very rich and have a great deal of money.
Seit sie im Lotto gewonnen hat, hat sie Geld wie Heu.
Ever since she won the lottery, she's been rolling in money.
'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
Both words can refer to a person's financial resources or possessions. „Geld“ usually means financial resources that someone owns or spends. „Vermögen“ refers to a person's total financial assets and can include real estate and other valuables as well as money. Use „Geld“ for spending and „Vermögen“ for total assets.
Nach dem Verkauf hatte sie genug Geld für die Reise.
After the sale, she had enough money for the trip.
Nach dem Verkauf umfasste ihr Vermögen auch die Wohnung und andere Wertgegenstände.
After the sale, her assets also included the apartment and other valuables.
