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Spesen

Spesen

German

Noun

Spesen (plural only)

  1. charges, costs and expenses incurred in the performance of one′s job that are reimbursed by the employer; (allowable, travel and entertainment/T&E) expenses
    geringe, hohe, horrende Spesen
    low, high, horrendous expenses
    Spesen abrechnen, erstatten, haben, machen
    to submit a claim for, to settle, to have, to make expenses
    die Spesen tragen, übernehmen, zahlen
    to bear/to carry, (to agree) to pay, to pay the costs/expenses
    Spesen eingeschlossen
    charges included
    nach Abzug der Spesen, bei Verzicht auf Spesen
    after deduction of expenses, with waiving of expenses
    Alle angefallenen Spesen wurden ihm erstattet.
    He was reimbursed for any expenses incurred.
    • 1909, Thomas Mann: Buddenbrooks: Verfall einer Familie. Roman. Volume 1, S. Fischer, Berlin, p. 106 (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 12, 2015)
      Translation:
      1984, Thomas Mann; Helen T. Lowe-Porter (translator): Buddenbrooks. Vintage Books, New York, p. 63 (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 12, 2015):
      Nach Frankfurt wurden als Entschädigungssumme 25000 gezahlt: macht 595000, und so hätten die Dinge bei Vaters Tode gelegen, wären alle diese Spesen nicht im Laufe der Jahre durch rund 200000 Courantmark Verdienst korrigiert worden.
      Twenty-five thousand to Frankfort [sic], as compensation on the house, leaves five hundred and ninety-five thousand—which is what we should have had at Father′s death if we hadn′t partly made up for all these expenses through years, by a profit of some two hundred thousand marks current.
    • 1947, Hans Fallada: Jeder stirbt für sich allein. Roman. 1st edition, Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin, p. 243 (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 12, 2015)
      Translation:
      2010, Hans Fallada; Michael Hofmann (translator): Every Man Dies Alone. 6th printing, Melville House Publishing, New York, p. 226 (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 12, 2015):
      »Ich möchte noch um einen kleinen Vorschuss gebeten haben, Herr Kommissar. Nein um keinen Verschuss«, verbesserte er sich, »sondern um Geld für meine Spesen«.
      “May I ask the inspector for a little advance first? No, not so much an advance,” Borkhausen corrected himself, “as some cash toward my expenses.”
    • 1977, Anna Seghers: Das siebte Kreuz. Roman. 6th edition, Luchterland, Darmstadt/Neuwied, p. 66 (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 12, 2015):
      »Gut. Zwei Beiträge werden vorausbezahlt. Und einer davon deckt ihnen die Spesen. […]«
      “Good. Two articles will be paid in advance. One of them will cover your expenses. […]”

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Spesen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. Spesen in Duden online