Bafög
German
Alternative forms
- BAföG
Etymology
Abbreviation of Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (“Federal Training Assistance Act”).
Noun
Bafög n (genitive Bafögs or Bafög, no plural)
- German federal law concerning need-based financial aid for (university) students
- colloquial name for money which is payed to poor (university) students by the German government
Derived terms
- Bafög-Schmarotzer
Further reading
- Bafög in Duden online