🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Unzureichende Mittel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Unzureichende Mittel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Insufficient Funds/ɪnˈsʌfɪʃənt fʌndz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Scheck wurde aufgrund unzureichender Mittel zurückgegeben."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A situation in which a bank account does not have enough money to cover a transaction.

    "The check was returned due to insufficient funds."
  2. 2

    A notification or message indicating that a financial transaction cannot be completed because of a lack of available money.

    "She received a notification of insufficient funds when trying to withdraw cash."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'insufficient' originates from the Latin 'insufficientem', meaning 'not enough', which evolved through Middle English. 'Funds' comes from the Latin 'fundus', meaning 'bottom' or 'foundation', referring to resources or capital available for use.

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