shipping costs
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shipping costs
The amount of money that must be paid for transporting and delivering an ordered item to the customer.
Die Versandkosten für das Paket nach Österreich betragen 9,90 Euro.
The shipping costs for the package to Austria are 9.90 euros.
The word is made up of 'der Versand' (the sending/shipping of goods) and 'die Kosten' (the cost or price of something). So it literally means 'costs for shipping'.
Prüfen Sie vor der Bestellung die Höhe der Versandkosten.
Check the amount of the shipping costs before ordering.
Although a singular form exists, the word is used almost exclusively in the plural 'die Versandkosten' (shipping costs), even when it refers to just one delivery.
Die Versandkosten sind in diesem Onlineshop sehr niedrig.
The shipping costs are very low in this online shop.
Common verbs used in connection with shipping costs are 'anfallen' (to be incurred), 'betragen' (to amount to), 'übernehmen' (to cover), and 'sparen' (to save).
Ab einem Bestellwert von 50 Euro fallen keine Versandkosten an.
For orders over 50 euros, no shipping costs are incurred.
postage
'Porto' and 'Versandkosten' both refer to money you pay for sending something. 'Porto' fits especially with letters, postcards, and individual mail items. 'Versandkosten' is used more often for online purchases or ordered goods, when delivery to the customer has to be paid for. The words can be confused because in everyday life a package can be sent both through the postal service and as the delivery of an order. For a letter, 'Porto' is more natural; for an online order, 'Versandkosten' is more natural.
Für die Bestellung zahlen wir keine Versandkosten, weil sie über fünfzig Euro kostet.
We do not pay any shipping costs for the order because it costs more than fifty euros.
Das Porto ist schon bezahlt, deshalb kann der Brief direkt in den Kasten.
The postage has already been paid, so the letter can go straight into the mailbox.