noun
bank transfer
B1
Überweisung: bank transfer; also a medical referral in German. Feminine noun (die Überweisung). Plural Überweisungen. Used for transferring money between bank accounts or for a doctor's referral to a specialist. Declension example: die Überweisung (nom. sg.), der Überweisungen (gen. pl.). Standard plural formation.
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Die Bank verbuchte die Überweisung, weil der Kunde den Betrag überwies.
The bank recorded the transfer because the customer transferred the amount.
Ich mache eine Überweisung.
I'm making a bank transfer.
Ich habe die Überweisung gestern online gemacht.
I made the bank transfer online yesterday.
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Picture money being sent along an arrow from one bank account to another.
Über + weisung (instruction) → a transfer/instruction to move money.
Feminine: associate with 'die' — imagine 'die Bank' and 'die Überweisung'.
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Commonly used for electronic bank transfers in German banking contexts. Plural: 'Überweisungen'.