What does Kontoauszug mean?
A Kontoauszug (bank statement) shows all payments into and out of your account.
der Kontoauszug · die Kontoauszüge (plural)
You get it from your bank, on paper or in online banking.
Offices such as the Jobcenter often ask for bank statements as proof of your income and spending.
For some spending, you may black out the recipient and the purpose, for example for donations. Amounts and income must stay readable.
Example sentence
Bitte reichen Sie die Kontoauszüge aller Konten der letzten drei Monate ein.
Please submit the Kontoauszüge for all accounts for the last three months.
What you can do
Download your bank statements regularly. Some banks only show them online for a limited time.
Related words
- Nachweis A Nachweis is a document that proves something, for example your income, your rent or your address.
- Mitwirkungspflicht If you apply for or receive social benefits, you have a Mitwirkungspflicht (duty to cooperate). You must help the office check your case.
- Überweisung With an Überweisung (bank transfer), you send money from your account to another account.
- Lastschrift With a Lastschrift (direct debit), a company or office takes the money from your account itself. You allowed this beforehand.