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heating costs
The costs incurred for heating an apartment, a house, or another building. The word is almost always used in the plural.
Die Heizkosten sind in diesem Winter aufgrund der hohen Energiepreise stark gestiegen.
Heating costs have risen sharply this winter because of high energy prices.
'Heizkosten' (heating costs) is a compound word made from the stem of the verb 'heizen' (to heat) and the noun 'Kosten' (costs). So it literally means 'Kosten für das Heizen' (costs for heating).
Wir müssen diesen Winter mit höheren Heizkosten rechnen.
We have to expect higher heating costs this winter.
The word 'Heizkosten' (heating costs) is almost always used in the plural. Therefore, the verb in the sentence must also be plural, for example 'Die Heizkosten sind hoch' (The heating costs are high) and not 'ist hoch'.
Unsere Heizkosten waren letzten Monat sehr niedrig.
Our heating costs were very low last month.
Common verbs are 'steigen' (to rise), 'sinken' (to fall), 'sparen' (to save), or 'bezahlen' (to pay). You also often hear that the heating costs are 'in der Miete enthalten' (included in the rent) or 'in den Nebenkosten inbegriffen' (included in the service charges/additional costs).
Durch bessere Isolierung konnten wir viel Heizkosten sparen.
With better insulation, we were able to save a lot on heating costs.
operating costs / service charges
'die Betriebskosten' and 'die Heizkosten' often come up in the context of housing and rent. 'Betriebskosten' is the general term for additional ongoing costs of an apartment or house, for example water, garbage collection, building cleaning, and often heating too. 'Heizkosten' refers only to the costs of heating. Learners may confuse the words because heating costs are often part of the service charges. If you are talking about all additional rental costs, 'Betriebskosten' fits. If it is only about warmth and heating, 'Heizkosten' is more precise.
Wir haben die Heizkosten verglichen, weil der Winter sehr teuer war.
We compared the heating costs because the winter was very expensive.
In der neuen Wohnung sind die Betriebskosten höher als erwartet.
In the new apartment, the service charges are higher than expected.