smartegeld

Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

smartegeld n (plural smartegelden)

  1. (law) solatium

Usage notes

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

References
  1. “Wat is juist: smartegeld of smartengeld?”, in Onze Taal‎, accessed 11 November 2013, archived from the original on 2013-08-25
  2. http://nos.nl/artikel/536829-smartegeld-voor-britse-g20dode.html
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