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- German · calque ofKrankenkasse
- English todayhealth fund
Calque of German Krankenkasse, from kranken (“sick, unwell”) + Kasse (“fund”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
health fund
Today it means: A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany. Full definition →
German Krankenkasse