der Nachtragshaushalt, -e
supplementary budget
Definition & meaning
A Nachtragshaushalt is a supplementary or amended budget, usually one adopted by a government or public authority after the original budget has already been approved. It updates planned revenues or expenditures, for example when unexpected costs arise or circumstances change during the fiscal year.
Grammar & Word origin
Nachtragshaushalt is a masculine noun: der Nachtragshaushalt. Its plural is die Nachtragshaushalte.
It is a compound of Nachtrag (“addition” or “supplement”) and Haushalt (“budget” in this context). The compound therefore means, literally, “supplementary budget.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- Ergänzungshaushalt — a close synonym emphasizing that the existing budget is being supplemented.
- Haushaltsnachtrag — another term for an addition or amendment to a budget; it may refer to the amendment itself as well as the resulting revised budget.
- Nachtragsetat — a synonym using Etat (“budget”), often with a similar formal or political tone.
There is no exact antonym. Ursprungshaushalt (“original budget”) can describe the budget before an amendment, while regulärer Haushalt refers to the regular budget rather than a supplementary one.
Common phrases & collocations
- einen Nachtragshaushalt verabschieden — to pass a supplementary budget
- einen Nachtragshaushalt aufstellen — to draw up a supplementary budget
- ein Nachtragshaushalt ist erforderlich — a supplementary budget is necessary
- Nachtragshaushalt für das laufende Haushaltsjahr — supplementary budget for the current fiscal year
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Examples
Der Nachtragshaushalt wird nächste Woche beschlossen.noun
The supplementary budget will be decided next week.
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