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Beitrags

Beitrags is the genitive singular form of the German noun Beitrag, meaning contribution or payment. It also functions as the bound morpheme Beitrags- in many compound nouns describing payments or related concepts. In standard usage, the form appears in genitive phrases such as des Beitrags and in compound forms like Beitragszahlung.

As a combining form, Beitrags- forms terms in contexts such as social security, insurance, and public broadcasting

Contexts where the term is relevant include social security systems, employee pension arrangements, health insurance, and

Usage notes: Be careful not to treat Beitrags as an independent noun outside fixed expressions; in most

See also: Beitrag, Beiträge, Beitragsbemessung, Rundfunkbeitrag.

funding.
Examples
include
Beitragszahlung
(contribution
payment),
Beitragsbemessung
(contribution
assessment
for
social
insurance),
Beitragszeitraum
(contribution
period),
and
Beitragsfreiheit
(exemption
from
contributions).
public
broadcasting
funding
in
Germany
and
other
German-speaking
regions.
The
exact
meaning
of
Beitrags
depends
on
the
governing
rules
of
a
system:
it
can
refer
to
the
amount
due,
the
period
during
which
payments
are
required,
the
method
of
calculation,
or
exemptions
from
payments.
cases
it
appears
inside
a
compound
or
as
the
genitive
form
of
Beitrag.
In
English
translations,
it
is
commonly
rendered
as
contribution
or
fee,
depending
on
context.