förtjänst

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish forthiǣnist or from för- +‎ tjänst, from German Verdienst; a noun based on the verb förtjäna, German verdienen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fœrˈɕɛnst/ === Noun === förtjänst c merit wages, earnings, salary; payment or compensation for delivered services profit ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === förtjänst in Svensk ordbok.