Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
höchst dotiert
English translation:
with the biggest purse
Added to glossary by
Cilian O'Tuama
Jul 25, 2003 09:47
20 yrs ago
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German term
native speaker with 10 years experience
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English
höchst dotiert
German to English
Bus/Financial
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
"XXX auch 2003 Sponsor des höchst dotierten heimischen Sport Events"
I'm not really sure how to phrase "höchst dotiert". thanks!
I'm not really sure how to phrase "höchst dotiert". thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | with the highest purse |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 +6 | richest |
Edward L. Crosby III
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| 5 | with the richest (cash) prizes |
Nicholas Hogg
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| 4 | with the largest prize |
Armorel Young
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| 3 | lucrative |
jerrie
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Change log
Sep 17, 2018 16:11: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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155
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with the highest purse
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Note added at 2003-07-25 09:51:27 (GMT)
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purse = the total amount of money offered in prizes for a given event (Merriam-Webster)
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Note added at 2003-07-25 09:52:29 (GMT)
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or \'with the highest prize money\'
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Note added at 2003-07-25 12:31:05 (GMT)
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in fact, \'biggest purse\' is more common than \'highest p.\'
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Note added at 2003-07-25 09:51:27 (GMT)
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purse = the total amount of money offered in prizes for a given event (Merriam-Webster)
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Note added at 2003-07-25 09:52:29 (GMT)
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or \'with the highest prize money\'
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Note added at 2003-07-25 12:31:05 (GMT)
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in fact, \'biggest purse\' is more common than \'highest p.\'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
9 mins
lucrative
extremely profitable
high stakes
high stakes
+6
10 mins
Edward L. Crosby III
Native in English
The best never rest!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, English to German, and 3 more.
richest
"World Series of Poker
Fortunes have been won and lost at this epic poker championship. The world's RICHEST sporting event, in which prize money tops US$2 million, brings together some 4000 players to battle it out over the tables for a whole month each spring at Benny Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas."
The Travel Channel (http://www.whatsontheplanet.com/wow/ptnr/discovery/page.jsp?...
Fortunes have been won and lost at this epic poker championship. The world's RICHEST sporting event, in which prize money tops US$2 million, brings together some 4000 players to battle it out over the tables for a whole month each spring at Benny Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas."
The Travel Channel (http://www.whatsontheplanet.com/wow/ptnr/discovery/page.jsp?...
Peer comment(s):
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Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
: works here -- and a tidy phrase, at that
43 mins
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Thanks, Maureen. Tidy it is, but it's also not as "formal" as longer expressions ("with the most prize money", etc.).
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Thanks, Italengger.
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wrtransco
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Thanks, Mag.
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Robert Kleemaier
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Thanks, Robert.
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Pat Jenner (X)
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Thanks, Pat.
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Malgorzata Kozarzewska
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And thank you, too, Malgorzata.
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11 mins
with the largest prize
one of those neat German phrases that is more cumbersome in English
12 mins
Nicholas Hogg
Georgia
Georgia
Native in English
Georgia
Fast turnaround , 25 years translation
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, French to English, and 1 more.
German term (edited):
h�chst dotiert
with the richest (cash) prizes
perhaps this is a good way round it
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