Bückware
dieNounhard-to-find goods (under the counter)
English translations
- 01
back pay
- 02
deferred payment
Word details
- German meaning
- Ware, die unter dem Ladentisch aufbewahrt wird und nur auf Nachfrage an bestimmte Kunden verkauft wird.
- English meaning
- Under-the-counter goods
- Synonym
- Mangelware
- German example
- In der DDR gab es oft Bückware, die man nur durch Beziehungen bekommen konnte.
- English example
- In the GDR, there were often under-the-counter goods that you could only get through connections.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Bückware
- Plural Form
- die Bückwaren
Example sentences with “Bückware”
In der DDR war Schokolade oft Bückware. (In East Germany, chocolate was often 'under-the-counter' goods.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the origin of Bückware?
It comes from 'bücken' (to bend down), referring to goods kept under the counter.