eingeworbene

Eingeworbene is a participial adjective in German, formed from the verb eingeworben. It describes something that has been obtained through recruitment, solicitation, or fundraising. The term is mainly used in formal or bureaucratic language and in contexts where resources or support are sounded out and gained through targeted efforts.

Usage and meaning

Eingeworbene items are those acquired by actively seeking or persuading others to contribute or participate. Typical contexts include fundraising, politics, and administrative reporting. Examples include eingeworbene Mittel (funds raised through fundraising), eingeworbene Spenden (donations solicited for a project), and eingeworbene Stimmen (votes won through campaigning). As an attributive adjective, it changes endings according to gender and number of the noun it modifies, for instance eingeworbene Spenden, eine eingeworbene Spende, or die eingeworbenen Stimmen.

Etymology and nuance

The verb werben means to recruit, solicit, or win over. The prefix ein- intensifies the notion of obtaining something by a process of outreach or campaigning, yielding the past participle eingeworben and the attributive form eingeworbene. The term is often neutral in descriptive contexts but can carry evaluative connotations in discussions about fundraising practices or political campaigns, depending on the surrounding wording.

See also

werben, Spende, Mittel, Stimme, fundraising, campaign.