Kaution

See also: kaution

German

Alternative forms

• Caution (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cautiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʊ̯ˈt͡si̯oːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Kau‧ti‧on

Noun

Kaution f (genitive Kaution, plural Kautionen)

1. (law) bail
2. (rare) caution
3. (renting) security deposit, damage deposit

Declension

Declension of Kaution [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kaution	die	Kautionen
genitive	einer	der	Kaution	der	Kautionen
dative	einer	der	Kaution	den	Kautionen
accusative	eine	die	Kaution	die	Kautionen

See also

• Lösegeld
• Pfand

Further reading

• “Kaution” in Duden online
• “Kaution”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)