bar

Adjective
  1. cash
  2. stripped of, devoid of, without
1.

cash

(context of money)
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Examples
  • Ich zahle (in) bar.
  • I pay (in) cash.
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2.

stripped of, devoid of, without

(usually with Genitive, very rare in daily life)
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  • Bar jeder Idee, was wir machen könnten, saßen wir den ganzen Abend zuhause rum.
  • Without any idea/Having no idea, what we could do, we just sat around at home all night.
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German Word of the Day – “Bar”

Did you ever wonder why Bargeld is cash and not bar money. And why a bar is still Bar? And why"wunderbar" is "wonderful". In this post, we'll find out :)

Vocab: bar, in bar, die Bar, das Bargeld,

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How many meanings does the German word 'bar' have?

bar has 2 distinct meanings: 1. cash, 2. stripped of, devoid of, without .

What is 'bar' related to?

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German Word of the Day – “Bar”
Did you ever wonder why Bargeld is cash and not bar money. And why a bar is still Bar? And why"wunderbar" is "wonderful". In this post, we'll find out :)
Vocab: bar, in bar, die Bar, das Bargeld,
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