means of payment
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means of payment
A generally accepted medium used to exchange goods and services. This can include cash, credit cards, digital currencies, or other forms.
In diesem Geschäft werden nur bargeldlose Zahlungsmittel akzeptiert.
Only cashless means of payment are accepted in this store.
The word is made up of 'Zahlung' (payment) and 'Mittel' (means), connected by an 's'. So it literally means a 'Mittel zum Zahlen' (means for paying).
Bargeld ist immer noch das beliebteste Zahlungsmittel in Deutschland.
Cash is still the most popular means of payment in Germany.
'Zahlungsmittel' (means of payment) is a rather formal and official term that is often used in retail, banking, or economic texts. In everyday life, people ask more directly, e.g. 'Kann ich mit Karte zahlen?' (Can I pay by card?).
Die Europäische Zentralbank ist für die Ausgabe des Zahlungsmittels Euro verantwortlich.
The European Central Bank is responsible for issuing the means of payment, the euro.
Common adjectives are 'bargeldloses' (cashless), 'digitales' (digital), or 'gesetzliches' (legal) Zahlungsmittel. Typical verbs are 'akzeptieren' (to accept) or 'anbieten' (to offer).
Immer mehr Onlineshops bieten digitale Zahlungsmittel wie PayPal an.
More and more online shops offer digital means of payment such as PayPal.
currency
„Währung“ is the legal monetary unit in which a country expresses prices and payments. „Zahlungsmittel“, by contrast, is the specific medium used for the exchange, such as cash or a card. Use Währung for the monetary unit and Zahlungsmittel for the form of payment.
Im japanischen Laden war die Kreditkarte ein praktisches Zahlungsmittel.
In the Japanese store, the credit card was a convenient means of payment.
In Japan werden die Preise in der Währung Yen angegeben.
In Japan, prices are given in the currency yen.
