Bezügen

Bezügen is a German term formed from the noun Bezug and its declined plural form Bezügen. In ordinary usage the word appears in several related senses, depending on context, and is most commonly encountered in two main domains: remuneration and references or connections.

In the context of work and public administration, Bezüge refers to wages, salaries, and other compensation paid to an employee. It encompasses base pay as well as allowances, bonuses, and similar payments, collectively described as Bezüge oder Bezüge und Zulagen. In payroll and contractual language, Bezüge denote the gross compensation before deductions, with net pay resulting after taxes and social contributions. The term is common in wage scales, collective agreements, and civil-service pay specifications.

In scholarly and textual contexts, Bezüge can mean references, connections, or relationships between things, ideas, or sources. It is used in phrases such as Bezug to a topic (in Bezug auf) or Bezüge zwischen verschiedenen Elementen, to express relevance, relation, or citation links. The plural Bezüge is more typical in reference-related senses, while Bezuge in the sense of connection is often encountered in academic prose.

Linguistically, Bezügen is the dative plural form of Bezug. This declined form appears in sentences that require a dative construction, for example in Bezügen zu den Vorgaben or mit Bezügen. While Bezüge is the standard plural in many contexts, Bezügen is the appropriate form when the noun is declined in the sentence.

Overall, Bezügen is a multifaceted term in German, used chiefly to denote compensation in employment contexts and references or connections in textual or analytical contexts.