thousand-euro note / thousand
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thousand-euro note
A banknote or bill with a value of 1,000 currency units, especially 1,000 euros or formerly 1,000 Deutsche Marks.
Er zog einen Tausender aus der Brieftasche und bezahlte die Rechnung bar.
He pulled a thousand-euro note out of his wallet and paid the bill in cash.
thousand
The number 1,000 itself or a quantity of one thousand. It is often used in the plural to describe large but imprecise amounts of money.
Die Reparatur des Autos wird sicher einige Tausender kosten.
Repairing the car will certainly cost a few thousand.
The word 'Tausender' is derived from the number 'tausend' (thousand) with the ending '-er'. In German, this ending is often used to form nouns from numbers that refer to a particular unit or banknote.
Kannst du mir den Hunderter wechseln?
Can you change this hundred-euro note for me?
In the plural, 'Tausender' is often used colloquially to describe imprecise but large amounts of money. It then means 'several thousand' euros or another currency.
Das neue Dach hat mehrere Tausender gekostet.
The new roof cost several thousand.
The term 'Tausender' for a banknote is mainly common in colloquial language. In more formal contexts, such as at a bank, people would be more likely to say 'Tausend-Euro-Schein' (thousand-euro note).
Hast du zufällig einen Tausender dabei?
Do you happen to have a thousand-euro note on you?
thousand
Tausend directly and neutrally refers to the number or amount 1,000. Ein Tausender, by contrast, refers to a single banknote worth 1,000 currency units. Use tausend for the amount and ein Tausender when the banknote itself is meant.
Er bezahlte die Reparatur mit einem Tausender.
He paid for the repair with a thousand-euro note.
Die Reparatur kostete genau tausend Euro.
The repair cost exactly one thousand euros.
