zugunsten

== German == === Alternative forms === zu Gunsten === Etymology === Univerbation of zu +‎ Gunsten, from Gunst (“favor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsuˈɡʊnstn̩/, /tsuˈɡʊnstən/ Rhymes: -ʊnstn̩ === Preposition === zugunsten [with genitive] in support of, in favor of Antonym: zuungunsten zugunsten des Käufers ― for the benefit of the purchaser === Postposition === zugunsten [with dative] (uncommon, dated) in support of, in favor of dem Leser zugunsten ― for the benefit of the reader ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling zugunsten was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). The spelling zugunsten has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006. Pronouns are often used with zu and Gunsten as separate words, with a possessive pronoun in the middle and governed by zu in the dative: zu seinen Gunsten (“in his favor”). === Further reading === “zugunsten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “zugunsten (Präposition)” in Duden online “zugunsten (Adverb)” in Duden online “zugunsten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon