Kostenträger
German, noun/ˈkɔstn̩ˌtʁɛːɡɐ/
Kostenträger is a German masculine noun meaning “cost object” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein sachliches Kriterium zur Gliederung von Kosten, und zwar nach ihrem Verursacher”.
What does Kostenträger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecost object
- 2
masculinecost-covering institution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein sachliches Kriterium zur Gliederung von Kosten, und zwar nach ihrem Verursacher 2. Einrichtung/Institution, die für bestimmte Kosten aufkommt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kostenträger
- Kostenträgers genitive
- Kostenträgern dative definite plural
- [1] KoTr, KTr abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kostenträger?
- /ˈkɔstn̩ˌtʁɛːɡɐ/
- [ˈkɔstn̩ˌtʁɛːɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kostenträger in German?
Kostenträger appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).