smartegeld

Dutch

Etymology

From smart (“sorrow, grief”) +‎ geld (“money”)

Noun

smartegeld n (plural smartegelden)

  1. Financial compensation for immaterial damages

Usage notes

The official spelling is smartengeld[1] (a hypercorrection), but even the state television doesn't use it[2].

References

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