Vertretung

== German == === Etymology === From vertreten +‎ -ung. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fərˈtreːtʊŋ/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈtʁeː.tʊŋ], [fɛɐ̯-], [-tʊŋk] Hyphenation: Ver‧tre‧tung === Noun === Vertretung f (genitive Vertretung, plural Vertretungen) representation (the act of representing) agency (that which represents) substitution, deputyship (the act of replacing someone during their absence) substitute, deputy (that which substitutes) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Vertretungsberechtigter Alleinvertretungsanspruch === Further reading === “Vertretung” in Duden online “Vertretung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)