Bereitung

Bereitung is a German noun meaning the act or process of preparing something. Derived from the verb bereiten, it is used chiefly in formal, historical, or technical registers. In contemporary everyday language, the more common term for the noun form is Zubereitung, while Bereitung survives in certain compound phrases and specialized contexts.

In pharmaceutical and medical usage, Bereitung denotes the preparation or compounding of substances to form medicines. Terms such as Arzneimittelbereitung appear in older texts and in some modern references to compounding practices in apothecaries and pharmaceutical contexts.

In chemistry, metallurgy, and industry, Bereitung can refer to the production or preparation of materials, including the preparation of reagents, alloys, and other chemical substances. In such contexts it is often replaced by Herstellung or Produktion in modern German, but Bereitung remains a legitimate formal synonym in historical documents.

Etymology: Bereitung comes from bereiten, meaning to prepare or to cause, with the typical noun-forming suffix -ung. The term has been attested since Middle High German and appears in older legal, medical, and instructional writings.

See also: Zubereitung, Herstellung, Arzneimittelherstellung, Rezeptur, Zubereitungsmethoden.