Definition
A document confirming that a payment, purchase, or other transaction took place.
Translations
- English
- receipt
- Français
- reçu
- Türkçe
- makbuz
- Polski
- paragon
- Русский
- чек
- Українська
- чек
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Beleg
- B1
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Shopping & Money
receipt
/deːɐ̯ bəˈleːk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Belege
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Conversion
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimaryShopping & Money
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Beleg für die Erstattung liegt dem Antrag bei.NominativSing.The proof of reimbursement is attached to the application.
- Ohne Beleg kann die Ausgabe nicht geprüft werden.AkkusativSing.The expense cannot be checked without proof.
- Auf dem Beleg steht die Rechnungsnummer.DativSing.The invoice number is on the receipt.
- Die Echtheit des Belegs wurde bestätigt.GenitivSing.The authenticity of the receipt was confirmed.
- Die Belege liegen chronologisch geordnet vor.NominativPlur.The receipts are arranged in chronological order.
- Bitte sammeln Sie alle Belege für die Steuererklärung.AkkusativPlur.Please collect all receipts for your tax return.
- Den Belegen fehlen wichtige Angaben.DativPlur.The receipts lack important information.
- Die Aufbewahrungsfrist der Belege beträgt zehn Jahre.GenitivPlur.The retention period for the receipts is ten years.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Beleg/bəˈleːk/
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Article phrase
der Beleg/deːɐ̯ bəˈleːk/
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Plural
Belege/bəˈleːɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Beleg | die Belege |
| Akkusativ | den Beleg | die Belege |
| Dativ | dem Beleg | den Belegen |
| Genitiv | des Belegs | der Belege |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Beleg vorlegen
- Collocationeinen Beleg aufbewahren
- Verb constructioneinen Beleg prüfen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einem Beleg nachweisenmit + Dativ
- Adjective combinationein gültiger Beleg
- Sentence patternDer Beleg bestätigt die Zahlung.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymQuittung — receipt
A Quittung usually confirms a payment; a Beleg can also document a purchase or another transaction.
- Related termRechnung — bill
Rechnung and Beleg are documents of a transaction, but serve different functions: the Rechnung requests payment, while the Beleg confirms an event.
- Near-synonymBeweis — proof
A Beleg supports a statement but does not have to prove it as unequivocally or completely as a Beweis.
- Easily confused withNachweis — proof
A Nachweis generally proves a fact or entitlement; a Beleg specifically documents a payment, purchase, or transaction here.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeConversion
- BelegOther
„Beleg“ is synchronically formed through conversion into the verb „belegen“ and denotes a documenting result.
Word family
- belegen
- Belegexemplar