Betriebs

Betriebs is the genitive singular form of the German noun Betrieb, which means enterprise, operation, or business. In ordinary text, possession is shown with the phrase des Betriebs, as in das Ende des Betriebs (the end of the operation). Beyond this grammatical use, the sequence Betriebs- functions as a productive prefix in German compounds, indicating relation to a business, plant, or operation.

Common examples include Betriebsrat (works council), Betriebsstätte (facilities or place of operation), Betriebsführung (operational management), Betriebslogistik (in-plant logistics), and Betriebswirtschaft (business administration). The last form is often extended to Betriebswirtschaftslehre, the scholarly discipline of business administration, abbreviated BWL.

Etymology and usage notes: Betriebs derives from Betrieb, which in turn relates to betreiben, meaning to operate or conduct. The prefix Betriebs- is widely used in corporate, legal, and organizational terminology to form nouns describing governance, operations, logistics, and analysis within a business or production context. While Betriebs is not typically used as an independent lemma in modern German, its role as the base for the prefix and as the genitive form in phrases remains central to its function in business-related language.